as in favorite
a person or thing that is preferred over others
most of the top appointments went to the new governor's personal minions and political cronies
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Recent Examples of minion
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.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Amon, a tank-like Forgeknight; and Vex, a Siren who has the ability to spawn minions and drain life from enemies like a necromancer.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Rapidly spreading its toxic influence across the lands, Magatsu and its minions are a world-ending threat, and the early tutorial bit sees players square up against the baddie only to ultimately lose.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
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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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Amon, a tank-like Forgeknight; and Vex, a Siren who has the ability to spawn minions and drain life from enemies like a necromancer.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Rapidly spreading its toxic influence across the lands, Magatsu and its minions are a world-ending threat, and the early tutorial bit sees players square up against the baddie only to ultimately lose.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minion
Noun
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This weekend, the Rams (6-2) are clear road favorites in a rematch with one of just two teams that has beaten them this year.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Now made with high-quality faux florals and durable wire frames, some of our favorites are nearly identical to the real thing.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The last of those darts was fired (initially on X) by Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, who is a resistance darling of the moment after forcing through new, Democrat-friendly congressional maps in his state last week.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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And Jorge Drexler is a Latin Grammy darling, so this is very possible here.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Find the perfect present for your mom, the traveler in your life and even your pets.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Plus, lots of pets, travel and rest.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Minion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minion. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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