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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Season 6 contestants Serena Page, Leah Kateb and JaNa Craig reunited to celebrate Halloween and their costumes didn’t disappoint, especially for fans who were able to pick up on the special meaning behind them.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The trailer teases that Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) makes a return to the games, and his fellow contestants are confused.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Bennett, Peterman and a weekly guest judge gently remove one contestant – and one stocking – each week based on the contests.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Returning champion Will Wallace answered, but another contestant, Heather Ryan, was wearing glasses herself.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The trailer teases that Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) makes a return to the games, and his fellow contestants are confused.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Bennett, Peterman and a weekly guest judge gently remove one contestant – and one stocking – each week based on the contests.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Returning champion Will Wallace answered, but another contestant, Heather Ryan, was wearing glasses herself.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Unlike competitors MyFitnessPal, Lose It!, MyNetDiary, Cronometer, and Lifesum, which rely primarily on manual input methods, Cal AI has positioned itself as the premium solution in the space.Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The headliner is No. 4 Ohio State at No. 3 Penn State, where the winner will be right next to No. 1 Oregon as the Big Ten's top contender.Tim van Straten, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The American French Film Festival wraps up this weekend with a closing-night screening of the latest version of The Count of Monte Cristo, another contender for France’s official Oscar submission.David Bloom, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will be the next president of the United States and beat Republican rival Donald Trump on Election Day, or so historian and election forecaster Allan Lichtman still predicts.Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Speakers at the rally also made racist comments targeting Latinos, Black people, Jews and Palestinians, along with sexist insults directed at Trump’s Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Michael Rubinkam, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Contestant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestant. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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