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Princeton's WordNet

  1. runner-up, second bestadjective

    the competitor who finishes second

  2. second-bestadverb

    next to the best

    "his second-best bed"

  3. second-bestadverb

    in second place

    "he came off second-best"

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  1. second best

    The term "second best" refers to a person, object, or outcome that is ranked immediately below the top or highest quality, performance, or standard in a particular setting, context, or competition. It suggests superiority over most other choices, but inferiority or subordination to what is considered the best. It can be used in various contexts including business, sports, academics, among others.

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  1. Second Best

    Second Best is a 1993 film produced by Sarah Radclyffe and directed by Chris Menges. It closely follows the 1991 novel of the same name by David Cook, who also wrote the screenplay.

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    Read the full text of the Second Best poem by Rupert Brooke on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of second best in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of second best in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of second best in a Sentence

  1. David J. Schwartz:

    It is well to respect the leader. Learn from him. Observe him. Study him. But don't worship him. Believe you can surpass. Believe you can go beyond. Those who harbor the second-best attitude are invariably second-best doers.

  2. Stephen Baker:

    Cats are notoriously sore losers. Coming in second best, especially to someone as poorly coordinated as a human being, grates their sensibility.

  3. Delle Donne:

    Washington Mystics ' didnt have Washington Mystics ' Emma Meesseman. Were a different team when shes on it, we got a really good Connecticut team coming in. Washington Mystics ' are playing really great basketball. Well focus on Washington Mystics ' and figure some things out. Washington Mystics ' Emma Meesseman was a huge reason that Washington Mystics ' were able to advance Las Vegas, winning the series on Tuesday night. Washington Mystics ' Emma Meesseman had 22 points in the clincher. Washington Mystics ' and The Sun played three times in the regular season and Connecticut won twice. Washington did win the final matchup by an eye-popping 43 points. The two teams havent played since June 29. While Washington had to work to put away Las Vegas, Connecticut cruised through the semifinals, sweeping Los Angeles in three games. After getting eliminated in single-elimination playoff games the previous few years, The Sun were determined to get one of the top two seeds and the double-bye that goes with it. After finishing with the second-best record behind Washington in the regular season, Connecticut accomplished that. The Sun have benefited by having a healthy year for their starting lineup as the team used the same five to begin every game. The Suns starting five of Jasmine Thomas, Alyssa Thomas, Shekinna Stricklen, Courtney Williams and Jonquel Jones all have the ability to have big games, making them tough to game plan against. Thats what coach Curt Miller expected when Shekinna Stricklen took over the team in 2016.

  4. Alexander Rossi:

    It’s always a little disappointing when you start on the pole and can’t convert, but it was generally a good day, i think Josef had a little bit better pace than us. I think we were the second-best car. I got pretty aggressive on the restart there to try and do something and just kind of overstepped a little bit. That’s what allowed Marcus to get by.

  5. George Carlin:

    Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

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