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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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Phelps arrived at Boise State as a walk-on and was treated as a defensive back at first.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ishiba, a walk-on guard on Izzo's national championship team in 2000, hired former Michigan State video coordinator Jordan Ott to coach the Suns this season.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 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
Noun
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Original costar Rosa Salazar then dropped out of the series, with Fumero stepping into her role.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Days prior, news broke that police were investigating a domestic dispute between her costar, Taylor Frankie Paul, and Paul's ex-partner, Dakota Mortenson.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Since her fairy tale transition from Hollywood actress to Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle has firmly established herself as a modern fashion icon.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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The actress has since had a lumpectomy and radiation and had her first clean scan earlier this year.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Spear-carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear-carrier. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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