low-level

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Recent Examples of low-level Tuesday's incursion follows a pattern of similar low-level violations that have not escalated into major flashpoints. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 Jokić grew up about two hours outside of Belgrade and was 17 when Ražnatović read a box score in the newspaper that said Jokić had 29 points and 26 rebounds in a game for a small club in a low-level Serbian league. Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 People live in growing isolation and with the feeling of low-level dread, and these are the defining conditions of living in a secret-police state. M. Gessen, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025 In fact, some viewers may not have even known that Kilmer plays the ghost of Elvis Presley, heard giving advice to Christian Slater’s low-level criminal. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for low-level
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Adjective
  • 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
  • Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
Adjective
  • Days later, the California native hopped on X and taunted the Honestly Nevermind producer with a series of petty insults.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The real worry, though, is their kids one day finding everything online—a fear more relatable than petty.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Look at rumors, gossip, metaphors, euphemisms, folktales—all the means by which subordinate groups disguise their opposition.
    Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • As subsidiaries, they are often deprived of strategic independence and fiscal autonomy, rendering long-term growth plans subordinate to broader organizational priorities.
    Priya Oberoi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Grapevine has a flurry of talent including junior catcher Gianni Corral, an uncommitted recruit who was previously committed to Texas A&M. Outfielder Zachary Goldstein, also a junior, is a scrappy speedster with a knack for getting on base.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Maryland junior attackman Braden Erksa, who led all players with five points on four goals and one assist, said that any posturing for the Big Ten Tournament is a steppingstone for the NCAA postseason.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In its filing for a planned secondary listing in Hong Kong, CATL stated that by late last year, its batteries were used in one out of every three EVs worldwide, powering about 17 million vehicles.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
  • About 59% of Rwandan children complete elementary education, and 45% go on to secondary education.
    Takehiko Kambayashi, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • As mentioned above, taking creatine in higher doses, such as 20 grams per day, may trigger minor side effects like water retention.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Commonly known as Tylenol, it's thought to reduce fever and relieve minor aches and pains by raising your body's pain threshold and regulating your body temperature.
    Andee Tagle, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Complete any prep the under area needs—like removing existing weeds and shrubs or mowing grass—then lay the garden map back over the area and secure it with landscape staples.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The bra and underwear have set stones and drops at the under-bust of the bra and the waistline of the underwear.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Low-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-level. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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