1
as in lesser
having not so great importance or rank as another
some minor official with an exaggerated sense of his own importance
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2
as in smaller
of little or less value or merit
a minor poet who is little read nowadays
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3
as in small
lacking importance
only a minor detail, which we can easily disregard for the moment
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as in juvenile
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Recent Examples of minor
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Other charges dismissed as part of an April plea agreement included two counts of persuading or coercing a minor to engage in prostitution.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
This rainfall could result in isolated flash, urban, and minor river flooding.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In the email, Ferguson apologized for publicly bashing Epstein, who was sent to prison three years prior for soliciting a minor for prostitution, in an interview.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Other charges dismissed as part of an April plea agreement included two counts of persuading or coercing a minor to engage in prostitution.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.
—ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
This rainfall could result in isolated flash, urban, and minor river flooding.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minor
Adjective
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Even lesser-scale incidents like the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal and the Volkswagen emissions scandal erode trust in the institutions that help make our society possible and push it forward.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Out-of-state travel that year, though, saw a small decrease compared to 2023.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ohio State University, which enrolls the most international students in Ohio, reported a 37% drop in first-year international students and a slightly smaller number of total international students this year.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Michael Ray, Jimmy Ray, Austin and the 17-year-old juvenile were arrested in East Oakland, Pelayo said.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Elmwood Place police responded to a report of a juvenile not breathing at a home in the 5600 block of Helen Street, according to an affidavit filed in support of the charges.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s less money than baby boomers had at the same age, after inflation.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Amazon users who signed up for a Prime account between June 23, 2019, and June 23, 2025, and have used 3 or less Amazon Prime benefits over any 12-month period of enrollment will receive an automatic payment.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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One swing, one timely hit, can change the trajectory of a series, just as an error or inferior defense can unravel a series.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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But compared to the vast amount of data available to open-source models, in-house applications will always have inferior answers, Emmert said.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This marked a slight increase on figures from August, during which time Moscow claimed to have downed 2,786 Ukrainian drones at an average rate of nearly 90 per day.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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International undergraduate enrollment stayed the same, with a slight increase in international freshmen, Miner said.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Married Zack Goytowski and Bliss Poureetezadi had one of the stranger journeys on Love Is Blind, mainly because Zack initially broke up with Bliss in favor of Irina Solomonova, who proved herself to be perhaps the meanest contestant in the show's history.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Bubba purposefully knocks a girl down with a dodgeball, and when Mary tells him to stop being mean, Bubba punches her.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Minor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minor. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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