minions

plural of minion
as in favorites
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 minions There are references to demons, being burned alive, and the duende king explicitly commands his minions to kill Jo and Raissa. — Parents, 25 Sep. 2026 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 One of Danhausen’s minions took out Mysterio with a flipping dive on the outside. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 In my view, we are no longer respected by our foreign allies, the poor are getting poorer, and his wealthy minions are getting richer at our expense. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 This iconic live-action movie features NBA superstar Michael Jordan, who is recruited by Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes, the Tune Squad, for a high-stakes game against an evil theme park owner and his minions, the Monstars, in outer space. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 The rest of the Aquamarine team — including Cecilia’s minions, played by Tammin Sursok, Dichen Lachman and Natasha Cunningham — awaited in Australia. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Perhaps if this was any team other than the Yankees — where all of Hal Steinbrenner’s minions appear to have lifetime contracts — Aaron Boone’s status as manager would be coming under intense scrutiny about now. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minions
Noun
  • To determine the best places to eat on the fairgrounds, our friends at The News & Observer asked readers to nominate their favorites.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Sure, a big backlog of your spooky favorites can be a joy, but keeping up with this slate can feel like a chore.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Drastic Measures, Wild Child and their owner, Sanders, have become national darlings in the cocktail world over the last several years.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This was hailed as a victory for all software-as-a-service companies, which were emerging as industry darlings.
    — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Although this could suggest that relationships with AI aren’t attachments, the same mismatch has been found for pets, and pets can serve as attachment figures.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Return recalled food products to the store for a refund or throw them deep in the garbage beyond the curiosity of pets or children.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Minions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minions. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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