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Recent Examples of junior miss
Pageant director Makenzie Kooi said little miss candidates are between 6 and 9, junior miss contestants between 10 and 12, teen between 13 and 15 and those who wish to be Miss Waukegan between 16 and 22.
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Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2021
Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior miss
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Bed-rotting while watching Grey’s Anatomy, routinely taking breaks between hospital shootings and plane crashes, is a much different experience from devouring eight episodes of a teenybopper show in one sitting.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them,
27 Jan. 2025
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Related Video Emma Roberts’s Tote and Purse are Filled With All Her Summer Essentials–Plus a Sweet Treat Beyond their teenybopper appeal, charm bracelets have a storied history in luxury fashion.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2024
Noun
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The plummeting object missed her but hit a nearby house, killing a fifth-grade schoolgirl.—
Martin Fackler,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Shannon got a movie out her portrayal of a Catholic schoolgirl who smelled her armpits.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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The striker fired a shot over the bar from close range, missing an open goal and failing to give his side the lead with the game finely poised at 2-2. Slot was disappointed with the miss, but was left frustrated by the Uruguay international performance afterwards.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The company posted a miss on both top and bottom lines in the fourth quarter.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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What missy of a grinch could resist his pleading? 22.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Dec. 2022
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Judges will pick the best ones and the winning master and missy will get free ice cream for a year from Ferch's Malt Shoppe & Grille, receive other prizes and will get to ride in two village parades, Ouellette said.—
Jane Ford-Stewart,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2018
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“Junior miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior%20miss. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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