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Recent Examples of underling What have prosecutors said about Diddy? Prosecutor Christy Slavik started to sum up the government’s case against Diddy just after 10 a.m., describing him as a ruthless lawbreaker who used an iron fist — and a network of eager underlings — to meet his every demand. Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 26 June 2025 But not enough communication could lead them to suspect that underlings were trying to run the country themselves. Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025 Walter does not conduct himself like George Steinbrenner, firing underlings seemingly at random. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 June 2025 While Hajime remains emotionally obtuse and absorbed in his architecture and a budding new romance with an underling, Ren tentatively seeks a reconciliation, and Emi openly resists any reunion. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for underling
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Noun
  • Byron and Cabot’s concert hug rose to internet fame and sparked widespread affair allegations on Thursday after a clip, posted on TikTok, showed the CEO holding his subordinate in his arms at the Gillette Stadium show.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 July 2025
  • The disclosure appears to rule out problems with the company’s accounting, mishandling of day-to-day business or questionable conduct with a subordinate.
    Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The wretched music alone is worth it, as is Victor Von Doom's henchman, who sounds like a little kid trying to impersonate Dracula.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 July 2025
  • One of his henchmen does but, as is the case in many MCU movies, his identity is revealed by the end of the film.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Donald Trump is desperate to distract his followers from a scandal of his own making, pulling out all the stops to try to get MAGA minions to talk and think about something else — anything else.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
  • Daigo's minions will be making an appearance in Lego Fortnite Odyssey now that the Spires are activated, so players will have to watch out for that while working on their villages.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

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“Underling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underling. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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