sidekick
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During the regular season, the Lakers used him in a sidekick role.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Johnny and his sidekick, Ed McMahon, gave adults a relaxing reprieve from the stresses of everyday living by offering light humor without any negative slants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Characters are caricatures, be it a villain that feels plucked from a cartoon western, complete with a purring raccoon for a sidekick, to a greedy wannabe politician of a bank manager.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
What was it like finding the nuance in a character that, in many other series, would likely be a goofy sidekick or punchline?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
In the panel, the Flint Avenger and her loyal sidekick, Sosie, had been trapped in the island lair of the archvillain, Madame Travatsky.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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