as in entry
a person who enters something (such as a competition)
Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules. There were thousands of new entrants into the competition.
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Recent Examples of entrant
The local auto market remains highly competitive as traditional automakers and new entrants have rushed to cut prices and launch vehicles with new tech features.
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Evelyn Cheng,bernice Ooi, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
The Lyst Index, the premium shopping app’s quarterly check in on the hottest brands and products, sees two new entrants and returning favorites for Q4.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2025
Only entrants aged 21 or older are allowed to participate in the sweepstakes, though they are allowed to bring children with them to the sleepover.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
The Big Ten and SEC each averaged 4.2 entrants per season and the ACC and Big 12 averaged 2.1.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng,bernice Ooi, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
The Lyst Index, the premium shopping app’s quarterly check in on the hottest brands and products, sees two new entrants and returning favorites for Q4.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2025
Only entrants aged 21 or older are allowed to participate in the sweepstakes, though they are allowed to bring children with them to the sleepover.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
The Big Ten and SEC each averaged 4.2 entrants per season and the ACC and Big 12 averaged 2.1.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrant
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The parade featured more than 100 entries and floats, including one with, fittingly, Santa Claus.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The sweepstakes, which started on March 2, has already received more than 1 million entries, says Cat Brady, senior manager, Omnimedia.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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This aggressive expansion strategy closely mirrors competitor Stripe's record-breaking $1.1 billion acquisition of Bridge Network, which was the largest deal in crypto history.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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And O’Neill, a two-time Oscar nominee, dismissed any talk about Silicon Valley giants needing fewer guardrails, and not more, to protect U.S. dominance in digital technologies against global competitors like China.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Further, protecting contestants from isolation and being exemplified or tokenized – at all levels of productions – is needed to provide greater accountability when portraying the raw realities of LGBTQ people on screen in a reality setting.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Further, protecting contestants from isolation and being exemplified or tokenized – at all levels of productions – is needed to provide greater accountability when portraying the raw realities of LGBTQ people on screen in a reality setting.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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The mean number of external letters per candidate was 6.25.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Just whittling down a potential pool of hundreds of jury candidates is expected to last as many as three days at the end of April, the judge said, before the final panel undergoes voir dire questioning, scheduled to begin the first few days of May.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Citadel recruit Marcos Gonzales scored 20 points and Jack Weigus finished with 19 points and six rebounds to lead Brother Rice (30-6), which clinched the first state trophy in program history.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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The feat comes after blue-chip recruit Brihanna Crittendon and Riverdale Ridge won the Class 4A crown last year, the young school’s first girls team title.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrant. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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