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
Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Harrington Daytona Junior Car - $32,400 Another junior car from Harrington, this one being modeled after the Ferrari GTB/4 365 Daytona Spider.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Sac State safety Koa Akui was named the co-Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week after the junior had two interceptions, the first of his Hornets career.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Now, two years later, Viskari stands at the cusp of his junior season at Missouri as one of the Tigers’ top golfers.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Harrington Daytona Junior Car - $32,400 Another junior car from Harrington, this one being modeled after the Ferrari GTB/4 365 Daytona Spider.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
An injury limited the play of All-Bay League junior running back AJ McBean in the Redondo game.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Sac State safety Koa Akui was named the co-Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week after the junior had two interceptions, the first of his Hornets career.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior
Noun
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In pursuing first the transport minister’s former subordinates and then the man himself, Putin was deploying a strategy that has also been seen elsewhere, including at the defense ministry.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
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Participants would complete a physical fitness test, have their body fat measured, undergo a psychological evaluation, receive leadership evaluations from former peers and subordinates, and complete verbal and written communication assessments.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In practice, that can mean running the same queries more efficiently in less time and with lower compute costs.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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An effective hair growth solution is less about fancy marketing claims, but formulas rooted in ingredients that can improve hair’s density and fullness while limiting breakage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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More than 200 volunteer dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants, backed by the nonprofit TeamSmile organization and the Chiefs, provided free dental care Tuesday to 300 children from Kansas City-area schools.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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These failures occurred when the AI models confabulated successful operations and built subsequent actions on false premises, highlighting the risks of depending on AI assistants that can misinterpret file structures or fabricate data to hide their errors.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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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What made Armani’s designs so appealing to Ovitz and his minions wasn’t just their confident power-suit cut.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Vex can use that energy to empower herself, or channel it to conjure deadly minions that fight alongside her.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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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Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Her list continues with small but frustrating oversights.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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