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
Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
On-post dining facilities on Army bases (like the one impacted by staffing issues at Fort Greely) are frequented by junior troops who live in barracks there.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Jaxson Fleming is back in net after an impressive eighth-grade season, while juniors Christian Hinckle, Dan Antonellis and Jack McCourt look to fill big roles on the attack.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Those junior high kids’ attention was on what was presented.
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Redshirt junior JeRico Washington, a transfer from Kennesaw State, will also be in the mix.
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Many politicians should, but won’t, learn worthwhile lessons about the value of public deference and praise of subordinates who work every day on the front lines.—
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Cook was reportedly allowed to quietly resign in 2020 by Hogsett after an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate came to light.—
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Rickman said the aspect of this whole project is to help give families more time together and less time commuting.—
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Pander Belt Bag This pick from Pander is the spitting image of the Lululemon belt bag that Oprah wore while hiking in Australia, but for less than half the price.—
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And dark matter is the invisible minions.—
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And this is precisely the danger Kingstown is facing with Merle on the loose and his minions ready to mobilize.—
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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.—
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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.—
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Daily calls with Sundar Pichai In 2023, Google made a key change to combine its Google Brain research division with DeepMind, a move that laid the foundation for its success with the company's flagship AI assistant Gemini.—
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Aside from Wells’ appointment, the club’s coaching and technical staff remained mostly intact, aside from two outgoing and two incoming assistant coaches.—
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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.—
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
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In fact, sometimes smaller heaters can match or outperform larger units, depending on their design.—
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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