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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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Long after golf season has ended, Cusick will try to earn a roster spot on the Purdue football team as a walk-on.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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For now, walk-on Terrell Walden stands as the No. 5 back.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 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 View costars Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar will soon share a stage of an entirely different sort: Goldberg will appear for one performance only with Behar in the latter’s Off Broadway comedic play My First Ex-Husband.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Expect fashion on the agenda too, with Cruise’s costars Vanessa Kirby, who attended Sarah Burton’s debut runway show for Givenchy in March, and Hayley Atwell.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The film is drawing headlines for all the wrong reasons, from lukewarm ticket sales to controversial comments made by lead actress Rachel Zegler.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This expensive, insider reputation is undoubtedly part of the allure for superficial LA actress Jaclyn.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Spear-carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear-carrier. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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