: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
Examples of entrant in a Sentence
Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules.
new entrants into a highly competitive field
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Biologics are among the most expensive pharmaceuticals, but some of the early market entrants began to lose their exclusivity rights over the past 15 years.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The field has seen new entrants like Perplexity, as well as efforts by incumbents, such as Google's addition of AI overviews to many of its search results.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
America could get its first female president in Kamala Harris, a late entrant to the race.
—Morgan Smith,jennifer Liu, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
Perhaps the divide between older workers—who consistently break for lunch—and new workforce entrants—who often eschew it—stems from the pandemic, as so many modern workplace trends do.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The field has seen new entrants like Perplexity, as well as efforts by incumbents, such as Google's addition of AI overviews to many of its search results.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
America could get its first female president in Kamala Harris, a late entrant to the race.
—Morgan Smith,jennifer Liu, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
Perhaps the divide between older workers—who consistently break for lunch—and new workforce entrants—who often eschew it—stems from the pandemic, as so many modern workplace trends do.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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