scene-stealer

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Recent Examples of scene-stealer The strippers are rock-star parts, gloriously unembarrassed, scene-stealers if ever there were any. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024 As Derek, the inexplicably agreeable husband to Christa Miller’s filter-free Liz, McGinley already was a scene-stealer. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024 The cast nails their roles, but the true scene-stealer is Jeronicus’ finest achievement: the little robot Buddy 3000, a wide-eyed cutie who can walk, talk, fly, and get into trouble. EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024 Active Time: 45 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Servings: 12 Potatoes are a bit of a scene-stealer at Thanksgiving. Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scene-stealer 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scene-stealer
Noun
  • Shriver won seven Australian Open titles, five Wimbledon titles, five US Open titles and four French Open titles in women’s doubles.
    Jill Martin, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The 27-year-old guard has flirted with triple doubles in two of Minnesota’s last three outings.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Despite retreating back to a more quiet rural livelihood, the comedian is still busy.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The comedian hopes the city and its population can all take some time to process, but understands his responsibility in bringing everyone together and helping people to move forward.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Siri would get lost trying to find prima donnas and troublemakers in the Broncos locker room.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Just past the gurgle of the lobby fountain was Barbie Q. Chicken, a 4-year-old bird who was both Broadway prima donna and antibullying activist.
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But O’Neil felt his warnings that Wolves were risking their immediate future by not adding understudies had gone unheeded.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • With 2:03 left in the first quarter, Moss’s understudy, Levi Wallace, lost track of the Browns’ Elijah Moore up the left boundary, which turned into a 44-yard gain that gave the visitors a first-and-goal at the Denver 8.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Scene-stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scene-stealer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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