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
Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
She was named the Middlesex League MVP following her junior season.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
The junior ended his career with 351 points, good for the second-most in program history.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
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Adjective
Verstappen came under Horner's wing in 2016 after being promoted from the Red Bull junior F1 team.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
She was named the Middlesex League MVP following her junior season.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Noun
Grover Cleveland High School junior Derlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, 19, was detained last month after a routine immigration hearing, the Daily News previously reported.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
The junior ended his career with 351 points, good for the second-most in program history.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior
Noun
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The disclosure appears to rule out problems with the company’s accounting, mishandling of day-to-day business or questionable conduct with a subordinate.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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That claim by President Trump and his subordinates seems at once overblown and beside the point.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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What Vance predicted would happen in 18 months may have occurred in less than six.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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That moisture fueled the catastrophic floods in Texas Hill Country, where the Guadalupe River surged 30 feet in less than an hour early Friday.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Holt, McDonald and Heiss all have listed themselves as San Diego State assistants on their social media accounts, though SDSU has not yet officially announced the hirings.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Elsewhere in the Cox Pavilion were multiple representatives of the Magic front office including president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman, general manager Anthony Parker and assistant GM Stephen Mervis.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 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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Yanking the rug out from under thousands of foreigners who often risked life and limb to find a safe haven in America is an unconscionable act of heartless, anti-humanitarian gall on the part of Donald Trump and his minions.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
9 June 2025
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Her niftiest fight sequence looks like abstract art: a stark black-and-white aerial pan of her shadow battling minions down a hallway.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 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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This ultra-lightweight chair weighs just 3 pounds and packs into a carrying case the size of a small purse.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper and garlic powder.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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