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Recent Examples of junior miss
Pageant director Makenzie Kooi said little miss candidates are between 6 and 9, junior miss contestants between 10 and 12, teen between 13 and 15 and those who wish to be Miss Waukegan between 16 and 22.
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Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2021
Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior miss
Noun
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The multimedia exposure drew the adoration of the era’s teenyboppers, who raced to spend their allowance money on T-shirts, lunch boxes and magazines featuring the face of Bubblegum Bobby, as he was known.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Bed-rotting while watching Grey’s Anatomy, routinely taking breaks between hospital shootings and plane crashes, is a much different experience from devouring eight episodes of a teenybopper show in one sitting.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As a schoolgirl, Muriel was revered by staff and pupils alike.—
Frances Wilson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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The four-part Adolescence follows the aftermath of the murder of a schoolgirl on the family of the child accused of the crime, with each episode shot as one continuous take.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Opponents grabbed 31% of their misses, which was 244th nationally – SDSU’s lowest in 20 seasons.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Arizona State kicker Jesus Gomez is 9-of-10 of the season, with his lone miss coming on a 57-yard try on the last play of the first half in the season opener.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What missy of a grinch could resist his pleading? 22.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Dec. 2022
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Judges will pick the best ones and the winning master and missy will get free ice cream for a year from Ferch's Malt Shoppe & Grille, receive other prizes and will get to ride in two village parades, Ouellette said.—
Jane Ford-Stewart,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2018
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“Junior miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior%20miss. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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