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Noun
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After injuries to McNamara, Brendan Sullivan and Marco Lainez III, the Hawkeyes started walk-on Jackson Stratton and threw the ball a total of 29 times in their final two regular-season games, winning them both.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025 -
The Horned Frogs held open tryouts and added the four walk-ons to a roster that was missing its three best players Sedona Prince, Madison Conner and Jaden Owens.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Jan. 2025
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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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From creative differences to costars suing each other to marital affairs, check out these eight movies that made major headlines for their behind-the-scenes drama.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Bill Pullman, Henry Rollins, and Balthazar Getty were among her costars, with Pullman portraying Arquette's husband.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Elphaba was always the meatier part — in the faceoff for best actress in a musical at the 2004 Tonys, original Elphaba Idina Menzel prevailed over Kristin Chenoweth’s Glinda — and the character’s arc carries even more weight in this adaptation.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Saldaña is next nominated for best supporting actress at the Critics Choice Awards on Feb. 7 and at the SAG Awards on Feb. 23.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Spear-carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear-carrier. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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