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juniors

noun

plural of junior
as in subordinates
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 juniors Olivia followed in his footsteps playing juniors and high school tennis at Portledge School on Long Island. — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Students entered the program as juniors, spending Wednesday evenings through the academic year inside Condé Nast offices while balancing classes, sports, and other extracurriculars. — Regan Toriello, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026 To qualify to be a semifinalist, students must score in the top 1% of test-takers in the state on the PSAT, which this year’s cohort took in fall 2025 as high school juniors. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 Beyond that, twin brothers and juniors Anhor The Great Johnson and King Rich Johnson swarmed everything that Basha tried to do. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The Lancers offensive line of seniors Lucas Rhoa and Troy Oliva, juniors Jonah Tabrizi and Sonatane Vumileva and sophomore Mario Luna busted open gaps for Christianson and offered a wall of protection for quarterbacks Brown and Reagan Toki. — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2026 The juniors have developed a close friendship and back each other. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Keeping juniors doing formative work and running the manual sequences costs something now to protect something later. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026 All three were strong as juniors and turned in good offseasons. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juniors
  1. subordinates
  2. minions
  3. underlings
  4. henchmen
  5. assistants
  6. inferiors
Noun
  • Many Hindus today identify as Shaivas, Vaishnavas, or Shaktas, sectarian groups that, respectively, worship Shiva, Vishnu, or Shakti as supreme, with all other deities considered as manifestations or subordinates.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The judge found that the three did, in fact, violate the charter, which states that council members may not interfere with appointments or removals in the city manager’s office, or give orders to the city manager’s subordinates.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of subordinates
Noun
  • Musashi becomes part of a crew that fights the Genma and Yoshitsune’s minions.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Just as Wolverine is surrounded, he’s saved by Mystique, who’s shape-shifted herself into one of Trask’s minions.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of minions
Noun
  • Giamatti makes Jerry ferocious but not monstruous, a man who certainly likes barking orders at various underlings but loves making good theater even more.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • One of Driscoll’s underlings, Deputy Undersecretary Dave Fitzgerald, is also leaving, The Wall Street Journal reported.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of underlings
Noun
  • One of the senior henchmen of right-wing Christian politics saw this dangerous transformation unfolding from the inside.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While Sanji and Chopper fight off various henchmen, Luffy battles Wapol and eventually beats him with Sanj’s help.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of henchmen
Noun
  • That led Broncos assistants Joe Lombardi and Pete Carmichael, two former Saints coaches, to quietly reach out to Brees.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At the Stadium of Light on Saturday though, referee John Brooks was on his own, as his assistants were in no position to help.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • That comes to the Philippines in the form of war, as well as through the invocation, or establishment, of American-style modes of government and education that place Filipinos along this racial hierarchy, identifying them as these inferiors that need to be taught how to govern themselves.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of inferiors

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“Juniors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juniors. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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