stooge
Example Sentences
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Leonardo DiCaprio has won before, and voters may not consider his turn as a dimwitted stooge in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ his best work to date.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023
Then again, Myn has a reason for stonewalling Hera – he's an Imperial stooge wearing the cloak of a businessman.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023
Truss turned out to be a stooge for Boris Johnson, Maureen Dowd writes.
From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2022
Anyway, as an economics writer, this is all obviously exhausting, since talking about my beat using basic terminology now results in my mentions being flooded with accusations of being a propagandistic stooge.
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2022
Perhaps Maddie was more of a backseat driver than a stooge.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.