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Recent Examples of minor
Adjective
The epigenetic clock theory suggests aging occurs due to accumulation of epigenetic modifications, or minor changes to the chemical structure of DNA that do not alter the underlying sequence but instead change which genes are on or off. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025 Fewer than one in three arrestees were charged with any offense, and most of those were for minor infractions like jaywalking, littering, and blocking sidewalks. V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
What to watch: The Supreme Court is weighing whether to uphold laws that ban gender-affirming care for minors. Tina Reed, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025 The court is weighing the constitutionality of a state law in Tennessee that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors, and the justices appeared to lean toward upholding the law. Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for minor 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minor
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
  • Sitting in front of local leaders, Trump again wrongly blamed elements of the fire disaster on a lack of water resources coming from the Delta and environmental protections for the delta smelt, a small fish near extinction that has become a symbol of GOP frustration.
    Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Imagine rewiring your belief in yourself even on a small stage, but in front of millions.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Two people, one a juvenile, have been charged in the October 2023 shooting death of a Round Lake teenager, authorities said.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Emergency crews responded to reports of the crash in the 600 block of Main Street just before 4 p.m. involving a juvenile who was hit while crossing the street, according to Capt. Joseph M. Murgo of the East Haven Police Department.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The city’s economic downturn has also allowed underrepresented entrepreneurs to experiment with less conventional shops.
    Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
  • There could be 1 to 2 inches of snow on the Grapevine section of the Interstate 5, but there could be less or more, Kittell said.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Browns dismantled their offense this year and rebuilt an inferior version in an attempt to appease Deshaun Watson.
    Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Aristotle argued that some people, such as those with mental impairments, were inferior to those with greater mental faculties.
    Monti Datta, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That slight warming trend is expected to continue Friday, when high temperatures reach the upper 30s, with lows in the upper teens.
    Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The snow started falling Sunday afternoon, with a slight mix of hail.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Research published in 2014 in the Journal of Adolescence highlights that adolescents who are high in rejection sensitivity are more likely to perceive their romantic partners as being conflictual, even when the interactions are neutral or non-hostile.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Nicotine, the primary chemical in cigarettes, is highly addictive, and the developing minds of adolescents may be especially vulnerable.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In his regular Instagram videos, Pearson playfully calls out people who have posted mean comments about his appearance.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, mean January temperatures of 12.6 degrees have been about 4 degrees below normal, NWS meteorologist Brennan Dettmann told Axios.
    Nick Halter, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Minor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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