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as in has-been
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Recent Examples of also-ran
If Seattle finally reaches the World Series this season, maybe there’s hope for such perennial also-rans as the Miami Marlins, Colorado Rockies, and Los Angeles Angels, who lost a club-record 99 times last summer under first-year manager Ron Washington.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
That's because the choicest ones get snatched up early, leaving only the straggly also-rans.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
South Carolina was 3-3 to start the season and looked to be headed for an also-ran season in the SEC despite a pair of close losses.
—Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Instead of an also-ran, Vice President Walter Mondale was a real partner to Carter with a West Wing office, unprecedented access to meetings and private lunches with the president.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
That's because the choicest ones get snatched up early, leaving only the straggly also-rans.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
South Carolina was 3-3 to start the season and looked to be headed for an also-ran season in the SEC despite a pair of close losses.
—Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Instead of an also-ran, Vice President Walter Mondale was a real partner to Carter with a West Wing office, unprecedented access to meetings and private lunches with the president.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for also-ran
Noun
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This is one resilient bear, even in the face of a villainous Hugh Grant, who plays a narcissistic, has-been actor.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t a turn of events that Macchio, 63, possibly could have expected just a few years ago, when most of Hollywood had dismissed him as an Eighties has-been.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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In a preview of Sunday’s All-Star mini-tournament, the Rising Stars group also was divided into three squads with a fourth entrant comprised of G League players completing the bracket.—
Jared Weiss,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, various entrants on the list have been the subject of past De Los stories (LA Libreria, Avocado Heights Vaquer@s) or have served as the setting for them (Eastern Projects, Latino Theater Company).—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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As their ranks diminish, park rangers say fewer employees could mean long entry lines, dirty bathrooms and potentially unsafe conditions for hikers and campers during the busy tourist season.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Venice introduced a pilot program in 2024 to charge day trippers a $5.17 (5 euros) entry fee that authorities hoped would discourage visitors from arriving on peak days, Fox News Digital reported.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Also-ran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/also-ran. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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