second only to

idiom

: only less important than (something or someone)
Rice is second only to corn as the state's major crop.

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Even in Photoshop, the M4 Pro fell second only to the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Max. Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 Industry is second only to transportation in total greenhouse gas emissions, and by some estimates, the energy burned to produce industrial heat accounts for as much as a fifth of global CO2. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 Their high offensive ranking is almost totally due to a K/BB profile that was second only to the Yankees in the AL. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Hassabis became captain of English youth chess teams, when England was second only to Russia. Mike Allen, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for second only to 

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“Second only to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20only%20to. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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