second only to
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: only less important than (something or someone)
Rice is second only to corn as the state's major crop.
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Attendance at games last season hit a league record 12.1 million, second only to the English Premier League.
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Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The Red Sox were one of three teams to clear triple digits in errors last year, leading the American League with 115, second only to the Miami Marlins’ 117.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Smith’s 12 game-winning drives since becoming the starter in 2022 are second only to Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes (13).
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Summer temperatures at Nuuk, the capital city, were second only to those in record-setting 2012.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
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Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The Red Sox were one of three teams to clear triple digits in errors last year, leading the American League with 115, second only to the Miami Marlins’ 117.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Smith’s 12 game-winning drives since becoming the starter in 2022 are second only to Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes (13).
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Summer temperatures at Nuuk, the capital city, were second only to those in record-setting 2012.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Second only to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20only%20to. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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