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Recent Examples of second fiddle
No longer playing second fiddle in a shared arena, the Clippers are set to open their inaugural season at their $2-billion home in Inglewood, the Intuit Dome, the newest addition to the city’s lineup of sporting venues.
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
As the moon confronts Saturn, your need for freedom may play second fiddle to responsibilities.
—USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Will anyone ever use Lady Gaga correctly — or is she destined to forever play second fiddle to screen partners who are gunning for Oscars?
—Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Pre-pandemic, Delta played second fiddle to American Airlines at the west-coast gateway.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
As the moon confronts Saturn, your need for freedom may play second fiddle to responsibilities.
—USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Will anyone ever use Lady Gaga correctly — or is she destined to forever play second fiddle to screen partners who are gunning for Oscars?
—Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Pre-pandemic, Delta played second fiddle to American Airlines at the west-coast gateway.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second fiddle
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Pull up a chair—actually, no need to sit, because the answer is so simple that it can be summed up in a few seconds.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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There are nearly 200,000 frames in a two-hour movie shot at 24 frames per second.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Giants hired Belichick as a special teams assistant in 1979 and promoted him to defensive coordinator in 1985.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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But what makes Android XR different from anything else and prior versions is that it’s developed with Google’s Gemini assistant at its core.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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For many health care providers, part of being prepared means looking to one another for aid.Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 14 Dec. 2024
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As Ukraine’s largest donor and neighbor, Europe would face the brunt of costs if U.S. aid runs out and isn’t renewed under Trump.Lily Meckel, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Their journey of friendship and rivalry is the emotional core of a story that is startlingly political, a leap made effectively by Jeff Goldblum’s dodgy, smarmy and doddering Wizard, who’s ably assisted by the darkly dangerous aide de camp Michelle Yeoh.Steven Gaydos, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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The 27-year-old conservative was introducing White House senior aide Dan Scavino at the annual gathering when he became disoriented.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Later that day, a Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputy recognized him in the Charger, wearing the same clothing all four victims described, and arrested him, according to court records.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Sheriff’s deputies responded to a family disturbance call at a house in the 7500 block of Versailles Way in Sacramento County early Friday morning, sheriff’s officials said on social media.Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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Coyne was named archbishop coadjutor on June 25, 2023.Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
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Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk.Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024
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“Second fiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20fiddle. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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