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To lessen someone’s triumph or attention by preempting them or claiming credit for their ideas.
"Announcing your engagement at your sister’s wedding is stealing her thunder."
"The competitor launched a similar feature a week before our keynote, stealing our thunder."
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In 1709, playwright John Dennis invented an innovative stage device producing realistic thunder. His play failed, but rivals copied his thunder machine for Macbeth, prompting Dennis to shout: "They will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder!"
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