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But neither of those roles were true romantic leads, playing second fiddle to other narrative arcs.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
However things shake out over the next few weeks, the men’s championship game is all but guaranteed to step up again after playing second fiddle to the women’s tilt a year ago.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Nylander often plays second fiddle in the Leafs offence, but that won’t be the case in the 4 Nations Face-Off.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Theo Hernández Another former Real Madrid player, Hernández joined Los Blancos in 2017 from Atlético Madrid and went on to play 23 times for the first team, acting as second fiddle to Marcelo Díaz at the time.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
However things shake out over the next few weeks, the men’s championship game is all but guaranteed to step up again after playing second fiddle to the women’s tilt a year ago.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Nylander often plays second fiddle in the Leafs offence, but that won’t be the case in the 4 Nations Face-Off.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Theo Hernández Another former Real Madrid player, Hernández joined Los Blancos in 2017 from Atlético Madrid and went on to play 23 times for the first team, acting as second fiddle to Marcelo Díaz at the time.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Second fiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20fiddle. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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