as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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Recent Examples of applicant
The group of eight perpetual pilgrims was selected from over 130 applicants.
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Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
In practice, this could mean a shopper unable to complete a purchase because of an inaccessible checkout form—or a job applicant blocked from submitting an application due to missing labels.
—David Moradi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
On Friday evening, a week after the Tribune reported that ICE subpoenaed the clerk’s office for personal information of applicants to the ID program that is often used by noncitizens, the city clerk took down the online application for CityKey.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
In 2024, the success of Black History Saturdays was recognized by National Geographic, which named Williams an official explorer and awarded her a coveted Wayfinder grant, given to just 15 applicants worldwide.
—Kristal Brent Zook, Essence, 16 June 2025
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Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
In practice, this could mean a shopper unable to complete a purchase because of an inaccessible checkout form—or a job applicant blocked from submitting an application due to missing labels.
—David Moradi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
On Friday evening, a week after the Tribune reported that ICE subpoenaed the clerk’s office for personal information of applicants to the ID program that is often used by noncitizens, the city clerk took down the online application for CityKey.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
In 2024, the success of Black History Saturdays was recognized by National Geographic, which named Williams an official explorer and awarded her a coveted Wayfinder grant, given to just 15 applicants worldwide.
—Kristal Brent Zook, Essence, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicant
candidate
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Sitting presidents typically report earnings from the prior year, while candidates provide figures up to the date of their filing.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
18 June 2025
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In 11 of the last 12 elections, the candidate who won the Virginia governorship was from the opposition party of the president who had been elected to the White House a year earlier.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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