second fiddles

noun

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plural of second fiddle
as in seconds

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  1. seconds
  2. aides
  3. minions
Noun
  • Rest 30 to 60 seconds, and then repeat from the top.
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025
  • According to vehicle websites, the specific make and model of this vehicle allows for top speeds of over 200 mph, with the ability to go from 0-60 mph in less than four seconds.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of seconds
Noun
  • Many of your lawyers have been sanctioned, disciplined or disbarred, the courts ruled against you, and dozens of your own White House, administration, and campaign aides testified against you.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • While the top-level resignations from the Adams administration have come amid scandal and allegations of corruption, the beneficial outcome for Adams and the city has been the elevation of several outstanding aides as replacements.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of aides
Noun
  • The monkeys are destined to become her minions, but the creatures also mark the dividing line between Elphaba and Glinda in Part One.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • In recent years, one of the farm’s employees, Juan Ramirez, has crafted giant minions out of hay bales that are visible from the freeway.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of minions
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