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
Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Junior infielder Emma Gelecke and junior pitcher/outfielder Emrie Peterson are both tough outs, while sophomore infielder Carly Edmiston and junior catcher Grace Woolwine are impact players.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Jim Barnes
march 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
While Kaleena Smith led the Knights with 33 points (12 of 19 shooting), the junior received plenty of support.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Francis Parker Girls basketball The junior scored 29 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, but the Lancers’ record season came to an end in an 85-79 setback to Rancho Christian in the SoCal Division 1 semifinals.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Junior infielder Emma Gelecke and junior pitcher/outfielder Emrie Peterson are both tough outs, while sophomore infielder Carly Edmiston and junior catcher Grace Woolwine are impact players.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
The 6-foot-8 junior earned third-team honors on the All-Big 12 men’s basketball teams released Monday.
—Jim Barnes
march 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
While Kaleena Smith led the Knights with 33 points (12 of 19 shooting), the junior received plenty of support.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior
Noun
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Analysts say the campaign is also a way for Xi, who is in his 14th year in power, to remove potential rivals and ensure absolute loyalty among his subordinates.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Li Gang / Xinhua News Agency / AP Analysts say the campaign is also a way for Xi, who is in his 14th year in power, to remove potential rivals and ensure absolute loyalty among his subordinates.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is why time passes at different rates dependent on your elevation on Earth, and why your head (which is farther from the Earth’s center, and in a region of slightly less spacetime curvature) ages faster as compared with your feet.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
12 Mar. 2026
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These plays are often brilliant, and even lesser variants are fun to watch, because piñata-whacking itself is a naughty thrill, a cathartic fantasy for anyone with a family and/or a secret.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Instead, his minions, so afraid of earning his wrath, have remained quiet.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ackie mostly barks orders at her minions to go get him, while Nighy in his home plays the bad guy demanding blood.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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People queue to have their laptops install with OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant at the Baidu headquarter in Beijing on March 11, 2026.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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When Stewart was looking for a new coach, former players encouraged him to make the obvious decision and hire Collins, who had been a top assistant on staff.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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Although discrepancies are smaller in data-rich regions such as Western Europe and the eastern United States, where robust local monitoring has kept projections more closely calibrated, the study identifies the West Coast of North America as a region where sea levels have also been underestimated.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Violas have smaller flowers and stay shorter.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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