as in smaller
having not so great importance or rank as another
junior advisers to the governor
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as in subordinate
one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another
she's his junior in the company
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Recent Examples of junior
Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Tristan Sainz had a 45-1 record in the 150-pound weight class during his junior season.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Monroe native Cade Tyson has played in 27 games as a junior in his first year at UNC after the Carmel Christian graduate transferred to Chapel Hill following two seasons at Belmont University.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Avery, a junior lifeguard for five years, called 911 from the beach.
—Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Tristan Sainz had a 45-1 record in the 150-pound weight class during his junior season.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
Cubs junior Tiana Guzman leads all scorers with 7 points.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Monroe native Cade Tyson has played in 27 games as a junior in his first year at UNC after the Carmel Christian graduate transferred to Chapel Hill following two seasons at Belmont University.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior
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The dissent among the top ranks of Mr. Trump’s administration was rare for a president whose demands for absolute loyalty have resulted in dramatic executive actions by his subordinates, all acting in lock step to quickly push through Mr. Trump’s agenda.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Those instances would include fraternization within a unit, anything involving an assault or a relationship between a service member and a subordinate’s civilian spouse.—
Tara Copp,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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At 485 horsepower, the Scat Packs are just about there, but lack some of the low-end torque and certainly less drama from supercharger whine.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Soil and air temperatures are ideal during the fall months, with soil still warm from the summer and cooler air temperatures placing less stress on young plants.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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The 10 individuals initially arrested in September 2017, which included four college assistant coaches, were all relative bit players in the ecosystem.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, Way’s lawyer, Rickey Ivie, said his client never agreed to hire Jane Doe as an assistant.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.—
Staff Writer
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2023
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The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.—
Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2023
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Tatlin scholarship is whispery on his time in Kyiv, for the excellent reason that Stalin’s minions torched most evidence of it.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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But the largest driving force behind the return-to-work mandates, suggest the early scholarship, is CEOs feeling lonely without minions.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
12 Feb. 2025
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
Adjective
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In early December, Roberts returned to the place of his birth, traveling to the Japanese city of Naha on the small Pacific island of Okinawa to receive an official recognition from the municipality’s local government.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Sitting in his idling pickup one afternoon, Sherlock watched as a Canadian Pacific train rumbled by the grain elevator in the small town of Wimbledon.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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