as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
a debate between the two aspirants for the highest office
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Recent Examples of aspirant
Intoxicated by the attention—and the presence of the wannabe tragedienne Gloria (a sinuous, Kurt Weill–crooning Greta Lee)—Saxberger nevertheless must reckon with the authenticity of this newfound circle of aspirants.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
While online forums grumble about the hike, the plausible outcome is that any who leave will be promptly replaced by new aspirants, lured in by a 100,000-point welcome bonus and a $500 Chase Travel promo credit.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
During last year’s elections, slain candidates included a mayoral aspirant stabbed to death in the gulf coast state of Tamaulipas after a breakfast event, and mayoral hopefuls shot dead during campaign stops in the states of Guerrero and Guanajuato.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
But once Abbas leaves office, the competition among the three men—and any other aspirants—could potentially turn violent.
—Grant Rumley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2017
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
While online forums grumble about the hike, the plausible outcome is that any who leave will be promptly replaced by new aspirants, lured in by a 100,000-point welcome bonus and a $500 Chase Travel promo credit.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
During last year’s elections, slain candidates included a mayoral aspirant stabbed to death in the gulf coast state of Tamaulipas after a breakfast event, and mayoral hopefuls shot dead during campaign stops in the states of Guerrero and Guanajuato.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
But once Abbas leaves office, the competition among the three men—and any other aspirants—could potentially turn violent.
—Grant Rumley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspirant
Noun
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Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani has been declared the next mayor of New York City, according to NBC News and CNN.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In exchange for Lee burying the Indian Head Hills land-deal story — which, on paper, looked like a candidate taking a bribe from Trip and the Nazis — Donald agrees to give up the land.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Hypersonix was the first company selected under the HyCAT initiative, chosen from a field of more than 60 applicants.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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And, frankly, the Wolves job is not one to attract a stellar cast of applicants in the wake of a chaotic summer and a dreadful start to the season.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Aspirant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspirant. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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