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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As the Spurs push to win it all, showing the supporting cast is still a playoff-level team is a good sign for the Spurs’ status as true title contenders.
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Without minimizing the contributions of the two complicated men known (at least casually) to school children far and wide, Fehrman makes room for a supporting cast that was really much more than that.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Humble vegetables can be every bit as worthy of the luxe treatment, when put in the correct hands and not relegated to the role of supporting cast.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The Frisco native has the talent, mindset and supporting cast to finally break through in Fort Worth.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Without minimizing the contributions of the two complicated men known (at least casually) to school children far and wide, Fehrman makes room for a supporting cast that was really much more than that.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Humble vegetables can be every bit as worthy of the luxe treatment, when put in the correct hands and not relegated to the role of supporting cast.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The Frisco native has the talent, mindset and supporting cast to finally break through in Fort Worth.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Supporting cast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supporting%20cast. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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