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Recent Examples of second banana
The show was built around Vaughn’s debonair American agent, Napoleon Solo, with Mr. McCallum’s character initially envisioned as little more than a cerebral second banana from the Soviet Union.
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Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Trump himself has reveled in the notion that his Republican rivals are motivated by nothing more than the dream of being his second banana during a MAGA restoration.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2023
Reavis 3-0 (NR) Junior midfielder Diego Ochoa is the perfect second banana to Ahmed Dhalai.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
As many as eight candidates will vie for the enviable role of second banana to Donald Trump and the right to be pummeled into submission by the former president, at least for the next month or so.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2023
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Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Trump himself has reveled in the notion that his Republican rivals are motivated by nothing more than the dream of being his second banana during a MAGA restoration.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2023
Reavis 3-0 (NR) Junior midfielder Diego Ochoa is the perfect second banana to Ahmed Dhalai.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
As many as eight candidates will vie for the enviable role of second banana to Donald Trump and the right to be pummeled into submission by the former president, at least for the next month or so.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second banana
Noun
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In Planet of the Apes and for some reason Better Man, these apes are first on the call sheet, Chimps in a Leading Role, top banana.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2025
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So which restaurant did Yelp readers declare top banana?—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2022
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Bernabe caught the attention of Twitter gagman and Banana Capital founder Turner Novak, who’s made a name for himself by entwining industry analysis with creative memes on social media.—
Nina Wolpow,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2021
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Indeed, many New Yorker artists once relied on gagmen.—
Thomas Vinciguerra,
WSJ,
16 Nov. 2018
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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
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Despite retreating back to a more quiet rural livelihood, the comedian is still busy.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Photo: Sundance Institute / A24 When the trailer for A24’s The Legend of Ochi first premiered, some social media wags surmised (absurdly) that the film had been generated by artificial intelligence, thus stirring up a bizarre online brouhaha.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2025
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Image For Wynne, the buttons are not only entirely superfluous to the communication humans and dogs already have but also potentially a distraction from their natural barks and howls, their tail wags and tucks.—
Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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However, after the end came, many of the performers, cartoonists, and other humorists who had joked on the regime’s behalf went back to their careers, unscathed by their collusion with the Fascists.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Jan. 2025
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Other humorists walked the line between supporting and satirizing the regime in different ways.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Jan. 2025
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MacKay’s droll style and lack of charisma failed to impress voters, but colleagues and the media loved his self-deprecating sense of humor.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Second banana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20banana. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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