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  • noun Plural form of benchwarmer.

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Examples

  • That says that 14% 038 times 0.38 of the variation in winning percentage in the 2003 season is associated with the number of white benchwarmers, which is a quite large percentage in something as overwhelmingly complicated as winning in the NFL.

    Archive 2005-10-09 Steve Sailer 2005

  • That says that 14% 038 times 0.38 of the variation in winning percentage in the 2003 season is associated with the number of white benchwarmers, which is a quite large percentage in something as overwhelmingly complicated as winning in the NFL.

    Do more white benchwarmers more wins in the NFL? Steve Sailer 2005

  • 02/28/2010 The United Opposition (UNO) suspects that "benchwarmers" are temporarily occupying the slots reserved for administration officials as party-list nominees to provide the

    WN.com - Articles related to Obama hosts champagne toast for staff after health care overhaul passed in House 2010

  • Onions: People, people, people � "you are getting carried away in your Orchids & Onions for naught (this refers to all the O & O received on Mr. Odell and why he didn't play a couple of" benchwarmers "at the State Tournament).

    Mesabi Daily News 2009

  • Onions: People, people, people � "you are getting carried away in your Orchids & Onions for naught (this refers to all the O & O received on Mr. Odell and why he didn't play a couple of" benchwarmers "at the State Tournament).

    Mesabi Daily News 2009

  • "Were these kids really benchwarmers, just pretending to play?"

    The Suzuki Method He Imported Keyed a Music Revolution Stephen Miller 2011

  • What did these blank-faced, black-robed benchwarmers think?

    Judges With Temperaments Joanne Kaufman 2011

  • They're giving the benchwarmers more minutes and new responsibilities to make sure they're ready to fill in.

    Who Invited All the Walk-Ons? Hannah Karp 2010

  • Manchester City want Watford's goalkeeper Scott Loach to join their hugely talented group of professional benchwarmers, a move that would allow Shay Given to pop off to Fulham.

    Football transfer rumours: Everton's Jack Rodwell to Manchester United? 2010

  • But at an average age of 30 and we realize that "average age" is a deceptive stat, since it counts starters and benchwarmers equally the Bombers are not the creakiest team in baseball.

    Don't Call Them the Bronx Codgers 2010

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