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
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
2 July 2026
The man, described as being in his 60s or 70s, apparently suffered a minor injury and was tended to by employees with a first-aid kit.
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Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
According to the government, the other minor was excluded as a contributor.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Adjective
Rather than adapting the group’s concept for the Korean market, the team preserved its distinctly Japanese aesthetic by making only minor adjustments.
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Faye Bradley,
Variety,
2 July 2026
The man, described as being in his 60s or 70s, apparently suffered a minor injury and was tended to by employees with a first-aid kit.
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Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Noun
If a minor is detained for a curfew violation, a parent or guardian will be notified and required to respond to take custody of the child, according to the mayor.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
According to the government, the other minor was excluded as a contributor.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 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.
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More broadly, the idea that White players are inherently inferior no longer matches reality.
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This is because Austria would have remained on three points but with an inferior goal difference to Iran in the third-place standings (minus one to zero).
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In contrast, instruments on the FireSat satellites will be able to detect small brush and roadside fires 16 feet across.
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At the Cannes Film Festival in May, the model Toni Garrn made a striking appearance in a blue-black bustier dress embroidered with small petals.
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In the second Honda Pilot, seven occupants, including six juveniles, had minor injuries, according to the crash report.
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With no other juveniles to practice with, Neil can only rehearse on Toyotas.
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Move bike lanes to side streets, preferably one-way streets, which have dramatically less traffic.
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In less science-y speak, this serum feels like a creamy gel moisturizer with the faintest citrus scent.
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The quartet eventually broke America with later albums, but Arctic Monkeys songs were faster, funnier, and meaner in 2006.
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Chen noted that the FDA approval was based on a single clinical trial with a mean participant age of 47, and nearly 74% of participants were women.
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In 2024, roughly 48,800 Americans died by suicide, a slight decrease from the peak of nearly 49,500 deaths in this manner in 2022.
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Matching trousers stayed narrow through the hips before loosening down the leg into a slight flare.
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Despite being a high achiever, Veena Dinavahi struggled with anxiety and depression as an adolescent.
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These provisions also do not guarantee that an adolescent will be granted an exception.
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“Minor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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