Higher
Higher adjective - Being far along in development.
Junior
Junior adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Usage example: junior advisers to the governor
Both words in one sentence
- To put this in perspective, at the start of the drop, she's a mid-level sergeant (Not to mention the most junior sergeant in her grade in the entire Cadre, much less the company), about 30 minutes later, every single person higher ranked than her is dead.
Source: Literature / In Fury Born -
Supposedly there are two, one who is Toad's sister (of whom Toad and Junior are romantically interested in) and she has a Brooklyn accent, another who has a higher pitch accent and isn't related to Toad, but looks identical to the other Toadette.
Source: Web Video / Super Mario Logan -
Epic Fail: In one episode, Abby is so afraid of losing to studio Bleu that she decides to take Mackenzie out of the team and enter into higher age divension (expecting Studio Bleu to compete in the Junior division).
Source: Series / Dance Moms
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