as in smaller
having not so great importance or rank as another
junior advisers to the governor
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as in subordinate
one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another
she's his junior in the company
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Recent Examples of junior
Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
Going back to our junior days, he’s always been such a student of the game.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Rising junior Owen Sullivan also had 2 TD catches and rising senior Cameron Dalton ran for 109 yards and a TD.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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Adjective
The Razorbacks turned to junior right-hander Reis Beuerlein to begin the third, and the Rebels reclaimed a 7-3 lead with a 4-run inning.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
Going back to our junior days, he’s always been such a student of the game.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Noun
Wendt attended Campion High School, a Jesuit boarding school for boys in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and then Notre Dame — until he was expelled with a 0.0 GPA as a junior.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Rising junior Owen Sullivan also had 2 TD catches and rising senior Cameron Dalton ran for 109 yards and a TD.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior
Noun
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Her subordinates were transferred to the inspection division, Congress was told.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The police chief of the North Bergen Police Department in New Jersey will be sued by five subordinates after being accused of turning the department into a den of debauchery.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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To a lesser extent, McDavid was part of Leon Draisaitl’s Rocket-winning act this season.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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Most affordable Memorial Day deal: Get a digital meat thermometer for less than $13.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Why Now? Unlike chatbots or single-task assistants, AI agents are evolving to operate autonomously within complex environments.—
Nikit Shah,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The film’s assistant director, David Halls, secured a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of negligent handling of a gun.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.—
Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Besides being massively ignorant, Musk and his minions are drunk on ideology.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Through their minions in the media, in Big Pharma, and woke teachers manipulating their children's minds, these elites hold an iron grip on society.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
Adjective
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Ellie finds a small fishing boat to take her across the water to the aquarium.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Pay Attention to Heavy Metals Some chocolate contains small amounts of cadmium and lead—and dark chocolate tends to be the bigger offender.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 May 2025
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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