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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
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So which restaurant did Yelp readers declare top banana?Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2022
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Guillermo Rodriguez always fancied himself as the top banana.Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 July 2019
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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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Ellen DeGeneres Looks Back on Her Many Memories with Stephen 'tWitch' Boss 1 Year After His Death: 'Miss Him So Much' In September, the comedian remembered tWitch on his would-be 42nd birthday.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The 42-year-old comedian appeared on the Wednesday, December 11, episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and shared insight into life with his and Olivia Munn's two kids: son Malcolm, 3, and daughter Meimei, 3 months.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kobe's tail wags furiously as the pair are introduced, and the couple also keep a close hand on the larger dog just in case his excitement becomes too much.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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So Michigan is going to get away with the biggest on-field cheating scandal in the history of college football with nothing more than a finger wag and slap on the wrist, right?Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Beginning on December 11, Mulaney and Kind will co-star in a new Broadway production titled All In: Comedy About Love, written by humorist and former SNL writer Simon Rich.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
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Ron Hart is a libertarian op-ed humorist, an award-winning author, and a frequent guest on TV and radio.Ron Hart, Orange County Register, 30 Oct. 2024
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But like so much later-era Simpsons, the periodically whimsical segment (Gaiman as the droll voice of Snowball V!) eventually becomes more about Homer than Lisa.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Among the standout performances to enjoy are the very droll Tarra Conner Jones as bandleader Sweet Sue and the journeyman Broadway player Matt Loehr, who plays the Tony Curtis role of Joe here.Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Second banana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20banana. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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