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Recent Examples of spear-carrier
Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spear-carrier
Noun
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Only one quarterback remains on the roster from last season, and that’s walk-on Jackson Stratton, who began the year as a fifth-teamer only to start two games after injuries took out four other quarterbacks.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Mike Noyes of Granby, a high-IQ walk-on who eventually earned a scholarship during the Kevin Ollie era, is an assistant coach/director of player development.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
30 Mar. 2023
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One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.—
Don Stacom,
courant.com,
12 Nov. 2020
Noun
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The show comes with some other challenges, most notably holding in laughter, particularly in scenes with costars Pierce and Karimloo, Williams says.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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Jackman has been romantically linked to his former Music Man costar, Sutton Foster, 50, since January 2025, after the pair were snapped holding hands while stepping out for dinner in Santa Monica, Calif.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Its only movie to date, a 2022 drama called The Wandering Moon, about a fateful friendship between a young man and a girl, got six nominations for the Japan Academy Film Prize, including for best actor and actress.—
James Simms,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The actress shared a few photos of the pair in Paris on Instagram in late April.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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“Spear-carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear-carrier. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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