low-level

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Recent Examples of low-level Those workers are teens, some as young as 14, filling low-level jobs at places like restaurants, seasonal attractions and retail stores. Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Instead of just bringing down low-level foot soldiers of a mafia organization, the new legislation allowed law enforcement to target the generals, Mears said. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 July 2025 The attack came after months of low-level IS activity and propaganda, per the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper. Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025 And the optics of using a heavy militarized force to arrest low-level workers are turning off a large portion of Americans, according to Pappageorge. Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for low-level
Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-level
Adjective
  • 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
  • Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
Adjective
  • The Moon is opposite Mercury in your sign, and this can trigger petty squabbles.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
  • We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore.
    Rob Day, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • These institutions provide checks and balances in a way that would almost seem to draw on American traditions of government — with the profound difference that all institutions in Iran are ultimately subordinate to just one power, Khamenei's.
    Steve Inskeep, NPR, 25 June 2025
  • Columban monasteries remained free of the control of local bishops and were instead directly subordinate to the pope.
    Bernd Roeck June 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • The lighter game schedule in the NCAA — 34 regular-season games vs. 68 in junior hockey — will allow more time for off-ice work and recovery and less time traveling.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • The program, which began in November, graduated its first class of 15 junior violence interrupters last month.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • For several years, MLB held a draft in January and a secondary phase in June for players who had been previously drafted.
    Bodie De Silva, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Twisting the top plate to one side reveals the underlying secondary plate, which houses a pry bar, magnifying glass (for examining tiny things or for starting fires) and bottle opener.
    Ben Coxworth July 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • Besides the home advantage, Pia Sundhage’s side had a minor edge on goal difference, which meant a draw would be enough for them.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • If some minor differences related to your job occur today, don’t let this get in the way of happy times with others.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Employers who acknowledge the stress that employees are under, and show up with benefits to try and address those problems, have the opportunity to cultivate a feeling of appreciation among workers.
    Brit Morse, Fortune, 10 July 2025
  • The trucks backed onto the Beard bridge from Newport, with workers lifting the first girder by crane around 11:30 a.m. and moving it into place on the under side of I-471.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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“Low-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-level. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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