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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
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Injuries hurt, with the Trojans down to a walk-on running back, stunning for a program built on Heisman Trophy rushers.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Redshirt freshman walk-on King Miller had a breakout game against Michigan with 18 carries for 158 yards and a touchdown and rattled off a career-long rush of 49 yards.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 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
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Cohen, 57, delved into the personal lives of Plemons, his Bugonia costar Emma Stone and their director Yorgos Lanthimos.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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John Stamos is defending his former Full House costar Lori Loughlin for her part in the 2019 college admissions scandal, blaming her ex-husband Mossimo Giannulli.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Sentimental Value, in which Skarsgård plays a once-legendary director who is seeking to reconnect with his daughters, one of whom is an actress, won the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Perfect Couple actress was previously married to Tom Cruise.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Spear-carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear-carrier. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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