Seconds
Underlings and seconds are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underlings" instead a noun "Seconds".
Underlings
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- After planting a bomb to evacuate the cruise ship, Zorg stops the countdown himself with only five seconds to spare - only to have his former underlings arm their bomb, right next to him, on a five second timer.
Source: Where's the Kaboom? -
Zorg also gives such an ultimatum to one of his underlings, and the President is even stricter, often stating a firm "You have twenty seconds to" explain/complete/whatever it is he's telling you to do.
Source: You Have 48 Hours
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Underlings and Seconds. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/seconds/underlings
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