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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2
as in smaller
of little or less value or merit
a minor poet who is little read nowadays
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3
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
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Before 2024, Sydney, now 27, responded to every minor upset, irritant, or disappointment with drug use.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Their exchanges — most from 2013, five years after Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution — revealed a chummy, transactional dynamic where Epstein introduced Tisch to at least four women.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
In a July 2023 arrest — just five months after a previous arrest — his minor children were riding with him and his speed was clocked at 87 mph.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Before 2024, Sydney, now 27, responded to every minor upset, irritant, or disappointment with drug use.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
Greer was assessed a hooking minor, an interference major and a game misconduct.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Their exchanges — most from 2013, five years after Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution — revealed a chummy, transactional dynamic where Epstein introduced Tisch to at least four women.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minor
Adjective
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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.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Some of the district's smallest elementary schools now serve only a couple of hundred students, limiting available resources.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Higher bond yields ripple through all kinds of credit markets, making everything from mortgages to small-business loans more expensive.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Morris and the other juvenile ran away, while the 16-year-old boy made his way to Banta Place and State Street, where he was found by police officers responding to reports of an injured person, officials said.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Officers learned that the driver of a Subaru, identified as 46-year-old Dominic Meucci of Wethersfield, was allegedly yelling at two people who were operating electric bikes in the parking lot, one of which was a juvenile, police said.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To single out the biennial as uniquely compromised is less an ecological diagnosis than a deflection of a broader structural condition.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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How Charlotte salaries compare to Mecklenburg County Many of Mecklenburg County’s top leaders make less than their counterparts with the city, data from the Observer’s database show.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Beaten 4-1 at Bolton Wanderers, Leeds were effectively relegated to the second tier with two games remaining because of their vastly inferior goal difference.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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During the Middle Ages, for example, many contemporary accounts from both Christian and Muslim societies depicted their opposing side as barbaric, blasphemous, and inferior.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Most predictor sites and betting services show Knueppel with a slight lead, but with Flagg fast surging since his March 5 return from a left midfoot sprain.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The key is to consciously combine the shades of green, either within a color family for a calm, elevated look or with slight contrasts to create tension.—
Jana Ackermann,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An adolescent with severe menstrual pain and vomiting may first present to a pediatrician.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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As an adolescent in the Bay area, Celebrini spent a lot of time at the Warriors practice facility with his father, getting close to an NBA team filled with household names.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But here from West Palm Beach’s cheap seats, people scurrying inside glass conjures up those halcyon summers of magnifying glasses, ants and mean kids.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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By nature, llamas are smart, protective, and sometimes stubborn, earning them a reputation as mean creatures and for spitting on people.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Minor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minor. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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