minor in
phrasal verb
minored in; minoring in; minors in
US
: to have (a specified second subject of study) in addition to a main subject
In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology.
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According to data used by the consolidation committee, 95 students are pursuing majors or minors in women’s and gender studies or LGBTQ studies currently.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
Wexner emailed Epstein on June 26, 2008, after a plea deal was announced that would require him to serve 18 months in a Florida jail on a state charge of soliciting prostitution from a minor in order to avoid federal prosecution.
—Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Luckily Fleming, a theater graduate who was also one credit shy of a minor in dance, has an arsenal of tools at his disposal to achieve this clarity.
—John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
This was the second shooting by a minor in metro Atlanta on Wednesday.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
Wexner emailed Epstein on June 26, 2008, after a plea deal was announced that would require him to serve 18 months in a Florida jail on a state charge of soliciting prostitution from a minor in order to avoid federal prosecution.
—Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Luckily Fleming, a theater graduate who was also one credit shy of a minor in dance, has an arsenal of tools at his disposal to achieve this clarity.
—John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
This was the second shooting by a minor in metro Atlanta on Wednesday.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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