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
Two returnees figuring prominently in the rotation are juniors Aidan Burke (a 6-3 guard) and Cade Pendleton (a 6-10 forward).
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Girls soccer Sophomore Caoilainn Knight had two goals and an assist, while juniors Jenna Lehane and Ariana Rocci (two goals apiece) each added a spark as Blue Hills (10-2-2) cruised to a 6-0 shutout of Old Colony in the Mayflower Athletic Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Qualifications The internship is open to rising or current sophomores, juniors and seniors and graduating seniors.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
There is much the 17-year-old has had to adapt to since joining from the Düsseldorf Panthers last summer, a team in the German Football League (GFL) juniors.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In Irvine Unified, the semester-long course is offered to juniors and seniors.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The percentage of Homestead High School juniors who met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks — English, reading, math and science — is two times the national average for high school graduates.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Hill stepped up with 38 yards on 12 carries — all in the second half — for the Falcons, who also got 152 yards passing from the two juniors who split snaps at quarterback, Brown (who played the second and fourth quarters) and Andrew Nelson (who played the first and third).
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
There are 27 teams — men, women and juniors from eight years up — and 750 members.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Girls soccer Sophomore Caoilainn Knight had two goals and an assist, while juniors Jenna Lehane and Ariana Rocci (two goals apiece) each added a spark as Blue Hills (10-2-2) cruised to a 6-0 shutout of Old Colony in the Mayflower Athletic Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Qualifications The internship is open to rising or current sophomores, juniors and seniors and graduating seniors.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
There is much the 17-year-old has had to adapt to since joining from the Düsseldorf Panthers last summer, a team in the German Football League (GFL) juniors.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In Irvine Unified, the semester-long course is offered to juniors and seniors.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The percentage of Homestead High School juniors who met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks — English, reading, math and science — is two times the national average for high school graduates.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Hill stepped up with 38 yards on 12 carries — all in the second half — for the Falcons, who also got 152 yards passing from the two juniors who split snaps at quarterback, Brown (who played the second and fourth quarters) and Andrew Nelson (who played the first and third).
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
There are 27 teams — men, women and juniors from eight years up — and 750 members.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juniors
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For food service establishments like KFC, this means people who devote more than 40% of their time during the work week performing the same work as their subordinates.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Charges The obstruction charge centers on allegations that Comey directed subordinates to remove or conceal those memos from FBI systems after his dismissal in May 2017, actions prosecutors claim impeded a lawful investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified material.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, this has always been a very personal conflict between Yennefer and Vilgefortz, which is why Vilgefortz finally stops letting his minions do all the fighting and jumps through the portal himself.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Cederquist is one of scores of bad cops included in the book, as is one of his minions in the Stoughton crew, a guy named Calvin Butner.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Duncan, Kemp, and GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger resisted efforts by the president, his underlings, and some GOP state legislators to reverse former President Joe Biden’s Georgia win by appointing an alternate slate of electors.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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The film, which debuted at the Busan International Film Festival, centers on gang underlings who, oddly, compete to avoid becoming the boss while pursuing personal ambitions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Besides being mugged by one of Iza’s henchmen, a brick was thrown through his window and his car was vandalized.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Clarke played villain henchmen Mac in the film partly set and filmed in Sydney, Australia.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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Texas has not one, not two but three special assistants to the head coach.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Tom Day, director of Kansas Legislative Administrative Services, said office assistants and committee assistants are considered temporary state employees and are only paid during the months that the Legislature is in session.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Juniors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juniors. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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