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Recent Examples of spear-carrier
Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spear-carrier
Noun
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Air Force redshirt freshman Connor Irons is a preferred walk-on.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Markley, a former TCU basketball walk-on, led Carroll to 23 wins and was named the District 4-6A Coach of the Year.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
30 Mar. 2023
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One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.—
Don Stacom,
courant.com,
12 Nov. 2020
Noun
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Goldie Hawn is fondly remembering her late costar Ruth Buzzi.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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For its debut, the Parks and Recreation actress shared two episodes with fans—one with Mean Girls costar Tina Fey and the other with Only Murders in the Building star Martin Short.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He is currently romantically linked to actress Elizabeth Hurley, who seemingly debuted the pair's relationship in an April 20 joint post on Instagram for Easter.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Well, the Little Mermaid actress, 25, tells PEOPLE that since welcoming her son, Halo, now 1, she's learned to embrace a bolder side of her personal style.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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“Spear-carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear-carrier. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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