1
as in lesser
having not so great importance or rank as another
some minor official with an exaggerated sense of his own importance
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2
as in smaller
of little or less value or merit
a minor poet who is little read nowadays
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3
as in small
lacking importance
only a minor detail, which we can easily disregard for the moment
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Recent Examples of minor
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
One firefighter suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
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Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Basil Billings, 62, of Margate, was booked into the Broward Main Jail on one count of offense against a student by an authority figure and one count of lewd or lascivious touching of a minor between 16 and 17 years old, jail records show.
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Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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Adjective
Everyone involved was a minor, including the Jeep driver.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
One firefighter suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
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Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Noun
At one party, O'Connor handed an underaged teenager a condom and pushed him into a room with an intoxicated minor.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Basil Billings, 62, of Margate, was booked into the Broward Main Jail on one count of offense against a student by an authority figure and one count of lewd or lascivious touching of a minor between 16 and 17 years old, jail records show.
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Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minor
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Even lesser-scale incidents like the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal and the Volkswagen emissions scandal erode trust in the institutions that help make our society possible and push it forward.
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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.
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That makes for a more compelling value proposition, useful in daily life, versus a more specialized machine with inferior performance.
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People mock Americans for using the word because the rest of the world likes a chance to make the superpower feel inferior.
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After selling baklava at the Stock Show, the Unlus rented their first resraurant space in a small Eighth Avenue food hall.
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The Virgo moon asks you to focus on the small tasks.
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This announcement came after two teens were arrested for allegedly robbing another juvenile at gunpoint during a teen link-up at THE AVENUE at White Marsh.
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Bates said the suspects could be juveniles.
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Canada's Promise David, who was subbed on in the 75th minute, scored less than a minute into his time on the field, with an assist from Nathan Saliba.
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Link to earlier discovery The new findings come less than a year after Perseverance examined a rock called Cheyava Falls, which scientists described as one of the most intriguing samples collected on Mars.
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Just being in the room and coming up with these really mean-spirited insults and the kind of backstabbing that those performers played so brilliantly and just elevated with every choice.
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If politics is reasserting itself in Russia, what does that potentially mean?
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The Emmys’ producers passing up on even the slightest possibility of a Werner Herzog acceptance speech is sheer lunacy.
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The team has improved so much that its 1-1 draw against powerhouse Brazil was a slight disappointment.
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Despite being a high achiever, Veena Dinavahi struggled with anxiety and depression as an adolescent.
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These provisions also do not guarantee that an adolescent will be granted an exception.
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“Minor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minor. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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