sidekick
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Melanie Sykes became the new overarching voice of the show, taking over from Black's trusted sidekick, "Our Graham" Skidmore.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
That same year, Porter Wagoner—known for his flashy suits and towering pompadour—hired her as his sidekick and duet partner for his syndicated show and touring company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Who, then, was the sidekick in that relationship?
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Another former winner, ‘The Testaments’ ’ Ann Dowd, is also deserving, as is ‘Pluribus’ sidekick Karolina Wydra.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
The public girl, running for class treasurer and joining the debate club, and the private boy, the sidekick on 7-Eleven runs.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
In “Predator: Badlands,” that involved giving an ugly monster emotional vulnerability and a PG-13 adventure with a couple sidekicks, including a chatty android played by Elle Fanning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
They’re like Boris and Natasha, if Boris and Natasha had gay sidekicks whose equally unsurprising side plot would’ve made a more thorny and altogether insightful critique of contemporary social politics.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025
As creators and consumers, educators and entertainers, whipping boys, final girls, sidekicks and suicides, queer people have, often invisibly, sometimes tragically, always forcefully shaped American culture, particularly through the prism of Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Can imperfect sidekicks and second-fiddlers like Camelot’s court jester and Sir Palomides, the Saracen knight, save the realm when Arthur reveals himself as all too mortal?
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
Her mother clapped and the sidekicks danced into the room.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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