supporting cast
noun
: the actors in a play, film, or television show other than the main stars
a strong supporting cast
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Jon Heder is a dull vacancy that Ferrell keeps trying to spur into action, but the rest of the supporting cast is a hoot, particularly Will Arnett and Amy Poehler as a rival skating duo.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Veteran actor Stephen Graham (Help, Boiling Point, The Virtues) joins the supporting cast as a Welfare Officer tasked with supporting the young offenders during their incarceration.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Lincoln and Gurira and the supporting cast do a pretty good job.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
And his offensive supporting cast hasn’t been the best.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Veteran actor Stephen Graham (Help, Boiling Point, The Virtues) joins the supporting cast as a Welfare Officer tasked with supporting the young offenders during their incarceration.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Lincoln and Gurira and the supporting cast do a pretty good job.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
And his offensive supporting cast hasn’t been the best.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for supporting cast
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“Supporting cast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supporting%20cast. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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