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
Presidential aspirants trashed Senate Democrats who crossed the aisle to support the measure.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
There are also seven private villas—airy, palatial, ideal for families or James Bond aspirants—along with an expansion set to be unveiled in 2026.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Both men reflect a cohort of youthful African aspirants aiming to ride popular disenchantments with governments to high office.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
There are also seven private villas—airy, palatial, ideal for families or James Bond aspirants—along with an expansion set to be unveiled in 2026.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Both men reflect a cohort of youthful African aspirants aiming to ride popular disenchantments with governments to high office.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspirant
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The author notes that prediction markets produced inaccurate results in the Texas GOP Senate primary, where Polymarket declared a candidate the clear winner at 83% probability when the actual vote margin was narrow enough to force a runoff.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Husted said Randazzo was not FirstEnergy's preferred candidate for the job.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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For the positions that do get applicants, school leaders often say less than half of their candidates have the proper qualifications.—
Mark Batinick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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But since 79% of applicants are already in private school, the extent of the impact on public school funding may be limited.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Aspirant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspirant. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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