second-best
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- adjective
- /ˈsɛkənd bɛst/
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segundo mejor
- This is the second-best cake I've ever tasted, and that's saying a lot.
- a second-best solution
The second best highlighter that I've ever tried.
- The second best highlighter that I've ever tried.
- He is saying that that warriors are great, but they're sort of second best.
- And by the way, I was thinking I'll transfer to Juilliard, the second best school.
- She was acting in plays and she was always second best to this girl who would always get the number one role.
- I would say that the interactive toy was the second best invention ever when it came to cats being indoors with humans.
- Maybe the best the second best option if revolt is the worst option, maybe the second best option is sedation.
Examples
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The second best highlighter that I've ever tried.
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Hill is averaging 106 receiving yards per game, second-best in the conference.
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You can get the second best spot, right.
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You could be second best, baby.
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Who is the second best dancer in Twice members?
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And your wife has just hired the second best divorce attorney in New York city to deliver it.
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It was voted this year by his peers in the business, the second best restaurant in the whole wide world.
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The Venture Brothers is also the second-best show created by a New Jersey native on TV.
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Archie is probably our best or second-best player on the team.
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Cano was actually the second-best player in baseball, behind only Trout according to WARi.
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Etymology
Second-best comes from two simple words: second ('next after the first') and best ('the top'). Think of a race where the person in second place gets the silver medal—not the top, but the one right after it—so second-best means not the best but better than the rest.