1
as in lesser
having not so great importance or rank as another
some minor official with an exaggerated sense of his own importance
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as in smaller
of little or less value or merit
a minor poet who is little read nowadays
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as in small
lacking importance
only a minor detail, which we can easily disregard for the moment
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Recent Examples of minor
Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Broadcom shares soared Thursday after the chipmaker demonstrated strong profitability in its fourth quarter and provided a slew of upbeat updates on its artificial intelligence business — a mix so good that investors looked past a minor sales miss.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Moan was charged with risk of injury/impairing the morals of a child, enticing a minor by computer, misrepresentation of age to entice a minor, and tampering with physical evidence, police said in a press release.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The victim survived the assault with only minor injuries while the suspect fled the station on foot.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Broadcom shares soared Thursday after the chipmaker demonstrated strong profitability in its fourth quarter and provided a slew of upbeat updates on its artificial intelligence business — a mix so good that investors looked past a minor sales miss.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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He’s being investigated in the killing of a minor with an axe.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Moan was charged with risk of injury/impairing the morals of a child, enticing a minor by computer, misrepresentation of age to entice a minor, and tampering with physical evidence, police said in a press release.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minor
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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
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Many were small, but if the thunderstorm coincided with Santa Ana winds, the gusts could blow embers into the canyons, spreading the conflagration rapidly.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Black bears are the smallest of the North American bears.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The juvenile, whose name was not released, had an initial court appearance on Thursday and is due back for a pretrial conference on Dec. 31.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Another recipient was Michael Conahan, a former Pennsylvania judge who was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison in 2011 for wrongfully imprisoning juveniles in two for-profit detention centers in exchange for financial kickbacks.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Independents shared the Republican sentiment on that question, though to a lesser degree.Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove reiterated Friday their position that the only acceptable option is overturning his conviction and dismissing his indictment, writing that anything less will interfere with the transition process and his ability to lead the country.MICHAEL R. SISAK AND JENNIFER PELTZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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One Czech general later recalled that Israel’s performance in that operation made the Soviet Union realize how inferior its technology was to its Cold War rivals.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Millions of Jews were murdered at those camps during the Holocaust, alongside political opponents of the Nazi regime and members of groups declared to be racially or biologically inferior, such as Roma and homosexuals.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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As a result, Goose will always have a slight limp because his leg is now a bit shorter.Joy Jackson , Eula Calahan, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Although the slippers looked nearly identical, a consultant for the Smithsonian analyzed slight differences in the pairs and determined that the ones that were sold on Saturday were in many of the most famous scenes of the movie.Hank Sanders, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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DTaP is for children under age 7, while Tdap is for adolescents and adults.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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Social media can harm kids’ mental health There is a large body of research linking social media use to negative mental health effects on kids and adolescents.Alison Escalante, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Max the Dog narrates as the mean and scheming Grinch plots to steal Christmas away from the holiday-loving Whos. Runs Dec. 10-15.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
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What's more, there was a mean 8.3-fold improvement in microbial diversity, including beneficial bacteria like Bifidobacterium and Akkermansia muciniphila, helping the body to build its own natural defense against inflammation.New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Minor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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