: 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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With more entrants comes more capital and with that, more data, more liquidity, and better pricing.
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
An early entrant in the U.S. robotaxi market, Cruise grounded its driverless operations in October 2023, shortly before Vogt’s departure.
—Lora Kolodny,michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Other notable entrants include semaglutide, an active ingredient in weight loss drug Ozempic, pronounced (sem-ah-GLOO-tide); rising music star Chappell Roan (CHAP-uhl ROHN); and US actress Zendaya (zen-DAY-uh).
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Other science and engineering competitions—such as the Shell Eco-marathon or the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair—have generally focused on pre-college and higher education entrants without a global media distribution component of the business.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
An early entrant in the U.S. robotaxi market, Cruise grounded its driverless operations in October 2023, shortly before Vogt’s departure.
—Lora Kolodny,michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Other notable entrants include semaglutide, an active ingredient in weight loss drug Ozempic, pronounced (sem-ah-GLOO-tide); rising music star Chappell Roan (CHAP-uhl ROHN); and US actress Zendaya (zen-DAY-uh).
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Other science and engineering competitions—such as the Shell Eco-marathon or the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair—have generally focused on pre-college and higher education entrants without a global media distribution component of the business.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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