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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
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OCVarsity’s list includes athletes who received a commitment letter from an Ivy League school or a military service academy, but does not include athletes offered preferred walk-on status or athletes attending a community college.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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His oldest brother, Grant Weinmann, was a standout pitcher for Lowell and earned a walk-on spot at Louisville.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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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
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But being able to conclude a dozen years of work with his longtime costar by his side was also joyful.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the sneaker’s costar is Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, home to the namesake lake that surrounds a ruptured volcano.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The opening scene, which hints at the allegorical nature of the story (written by Çatak, Ayda Meryem Çatak and Enis Köstepen), features respected theater actress Derya (Özgü Namal) on stage before a packed audience.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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For the evening’s fete, the Korean-Australian actress wore a red pleated silk dress from Gurung’s fall 2026 collection.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Spear-carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear-carrier. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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