as in competitor
one who strives for the same thing as another
three contestants will compete on live TV for the cash prize
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Recent Examples of contestant
Powell, who stars as a game-show contestant in a race to stay alive in Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian novel, had been tracking the frigid weather closely, all too aware of this upcoming scene.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Several other contestants, however, stood up and began to walk out of the room in support of their fellow competitor.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The exchange forced him into a desperate, and ultimately futile, series of mea culpas, including a personal address to the entire contestant pool.
—Paula Soria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Later the same day, during a pageant welcome event, Itsaragrisil addressed a crowd of onlookers and apologized to the Miss Universe contestants.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Several other contestants, however, stood up and began to walk out of the room in support of their fellow competitor.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The exchange forced him into a desperate, and ultimately futile, series of mea culpas, including a personal address to the entire contestant pool.
—Paula Soria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Later the same day, during a pageant welcome event, Itsaragrisil addressed a crowd of onlookers and apologized to the Miss Universe contestants.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contestant
Noun
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Paramount has been bidding since October for WBD, a transaction that would elevate David Ellison’s nascent media empire into a Hollywood force that could not be easily ignored by tech competitors and Wall Street.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Much like Blue Origin’s chief competitor, SpaceX — which has long been a dominant force in the commercial launch business — Blue Origin rockets are designed to be partially reused in order to drive down costs.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Instead, this team bullied one of the top NFC playoff contenders from start to finish.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even with expectations for this season always low (even by Browns post-1999 standards), does anyone watching think this team is anywhere close to becoming a contender — even with a pair of potential top-15 picks in the 2026 draft?—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The experience served as an extreme way to learn what Everest requires of its challengers.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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In Orange and Osceola Counties, an area with a large population of Puerto Rican voters, DeSantis’ Democratic challenger Charlie Crist still edged out a win.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Outside of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North, who both stand alone as the only squads in their division with winning records, every other divisional leader holds only a slim edge over rivals in hot pursuit.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Recently, archaeologists found a massive stone basin in Italy dating back more than 2,000 years — remnants of a once-powerful rival of Rome.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Contestant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestant. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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