as in favorite
a person or thing that is preferred over others
most of the top appointments went to the new governor's personal minions and political cronies
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Recent Examples of minion
In the closing moments of the penultimate episode, Silver is plotting with his minions aboard his yacht.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Genevieve was able to maintain control of her minions despite the chaos and noise surrounding them and even flipped stragglers onto her side.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Musk’s minions were also granted access to the entire Treasury Department payment system and have proceeded to block payments to select federal contractors.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The funeral procession that climaxes Emilia Pérez is the damnedest, craziest thing since Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic minions draped kente cloth stoles over their shoulders and kneeled to canonize George Floyd at the Capitol.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Genevieve was able to maintain control of her minions despite the chaos and noise surrounding them and even flipped stragglers onto her side.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Musk’s minions were also granted access to the entire Treasury Department payment system and have proceeded to block payments to select federal contractors.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The funeral procession that climaxes Emilia Pérez is the damnedest, craziest thing since Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic minions draped kente cloth stoles over their shoulders and kneeled to canonize George Floyd at the Capitol.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minion
Noun
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Baltimore will be one of the favorites again next season and could offer Slay a real chance to win again.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Both the Aussies and South Africans were waiting on the sidelines to see which of them would end up taking on the favorites.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nvidia — The artificial intelligence darling ticked up about 1% after Nvidia reported earnings and revenue that surpassed Wall Street estimates in the fourth-quarter .—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning, a darling of the awards season, has been nominated for Best Actress, where her competition includes Monica Dolan (Mr Bates), Anna Maxwell Martin (Ludwig), Ambika Mod (One Day), and Katherine Parkinson (Rivals).—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In spite of the flat pet supplies market, the approach to complete pet care Anderson told analysts.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The breed is known for being loyal to their family and especially affectionate toward young children, and make a perfect pet for anyone living in an apartment or without a large yard space, the AKC reports.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Minion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minion. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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