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Recent Examples of second fiddle
Will anyone ever use Lady Gaga correctly — or is she destined to forever play second fiddle to screen partners who are gunning for Oscars?
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Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Pre-pandemic, Delta played second fiddle to American Airlines at the west-coast gateway.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Playing second fiddle on a kids’ sitcom wasn’t exactly creatively fulfilling.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Her subtleties are forced to play second fiddle to Law's (enjoyable) scenery-chewing.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Pre-pandemic, Delta played second fiddle to American Airlines at the west-coast gateway.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Playing second fiddle on a kids’ sitcom wasn’t exactly creatively fulfilling.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Her subtleties are forced to play second fiddle to Law's (enjoyable) scenery-chewing.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second fiddle
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But Herbert later completed a pair of clutch passes to Ladd McConkey that helped set up J.K. Dobbins’ 29-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds remaining.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Denver has given up an average time to pressure of 2.89 seconds, tied for third in the league, according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats.Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Lead assistant coach David Adelman took on head coaching duties for the Nuggets in New Orleans, where the court was painted blue for their first NBA Cup game.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The new system lets users ask questions about NASA’s satellite data in plain English, similar to chatting with a virtual assistant.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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But these tools didn't get the full picture and were more like functional aids than strategic assets.Ron Cameron, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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All proceeds will benefit Band Aid Trust, which has raised more than $175 million for famine relief and emergency aid.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2024
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Those who leave child care have gone on to work as elementary or middle school teachers, teacher's assistants, nurses, home health aides, or even cashiers, the MTF wrote, citing a recent Rappaport Institute report.Steph Solis, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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While it was not immediately known who could run to replace Barnes, one name being mentioned by some is former state Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., who was an aide to Whitmer and lost a race to fill Slotkin's U.S. House seat last week to former state Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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Trump also named Jim O'Neill to serve as deputy secretary of the Health and Human Services under Kennedy.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Waukesha County Sheriff's deputies said the dog was found stabbed and had a plastic bag over its head, according to the criminal complaint.Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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Coyne was named archbishop coadjutor on June 25, 2023.Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
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Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk.Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
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“Second fiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20fiddle. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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