secondaries

noun

plural of secondary
as in dependents

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  1. juniors
  2. subordinates
  3. subjects
  4. underlings
Noun
  • In addition to the Illinois Assessment of Readiness, or IAR, the Illinois Report Card also includes data from the ACT, an accountability assessment given to high school juniors (11th graders).
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The program is open to rising public high school juniors (entering 10th grade in September 2026) with an interest in arts, media, design or journalism in the New York City area.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of juniors
Noun
  • No matter how powerful, dictators have always needed subordinates—censors, propagandists, security guards, police officers, intelligence analysts, and local bureaucrats—to carry out their orders.
    — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators have accused one of his subordinates of running a fraud scheme, though Kravchenko himself has not been charged or named a suspect.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of subordinates
Noun
  • Harmless stories, dangerous behavior Some datasets explored seemingly ordinary subjects, including beekeeping, professional wrestling, and historical public-health cases.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Civil engineering education develops knowledge of materials, structures, soils, water systems and other technical subjects.
    — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of subjects
Noun
  • His Picard is authoritative, with none of the friendly push and pull with his underlings that Kirk had.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • His underlings kidnapped and tortured a dealer who refused to pay, the indictment said.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of underlings
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