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secondaries

noun

plural of secondary
as in dependents

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  1. juniors
  2. subordinates
  3. subjects
  4. underlings
Noun
  • The players were paired with juniors of The First Tee program from chapters across the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Buford has 12 seniors or juniors rated 3-star recruits or higher.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of juniors
Noun
  • 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
  • Additionally, while there are government rules against federal employees accepting gifts from subordinates or officials who make less than themselves, subordinates are not barred from receiving gifts from superiors.
    — Kristin Brown, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of subordinates
Noun
  • His subjects include musicians, fashion personalities, actors and activists, among them Nicholas Galitzine, Lashana Lynch, Austin Abrams and Caleb McLaughlin.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Over the last decade, the district has registered about a 10% improvement in both subjects.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of subjects
Noun
  • Later, Bianco directed his underlings to begin counting those ballots by hand — a potential felony under state law, which forbids anyone other than election officials from so much as touching a ballot container.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • With her severe bob and icy demeanor, Miranda chills her underlings to the bone.
    — Jami Ganz, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of underlings
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