participant
noun
par·tic·i·pant
pär-ˈti-sə-pənt 
pər-
: one that participates
participants in a contest
participant
adjective
Examples of participant in a Sentence
he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank
Recent Examples on the Web
That 2022 season was the only time in the tournament’s 22-year history that the Aztecs were not participants.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
In Trump’s case, however, this sensation may also be a physiological response to the stone-cold insults directed at him by what feels like nearly every participant in the trial so far.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
And the restaurant is a longtime participant of Soup on Sunday, an annual soup tasting fundraiser supporting Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
During these transactions, the scientists analyzed the participants' brains.
—Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
In particular, study participants who got most of their physical activity at night had a lower risk of heart disease or mortality from all causes.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 23 Apr. 2024
What’s more, the participants were fed up with the reporters from KBS.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
The participants were randomly assigned to take either 600 milligrams (mg) of artichoke leaf extract daily or a placebo for two months.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
This October, the participants will return to Rome for another month of collective listening and discernment.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
In Trump’s case, however, this sensation may also be a physiological response to the stone-cold insults directed at him by what feels like nearly every participant in the trial so far.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
And the restaurant is a longtime participant of Soup on Sunday, an annual soup tasting fundraiser supporting Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
During these transactions, the scientists analyzed the participants' brains.
—Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
In particular, study participants who got most of their physical activity at night had a lower risk of heart disease or mortality from all causes.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 23 Apr. 2024
What’s more, the participants were fed up with the reporters from KBS.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
The participants were randomly assigned to take either 600 milligrams (mg) of artichoke leaf extract daily or a placebo for two months.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
This October, the participants will return to Rome for another month of collective listening and discernment.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Participant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/participant. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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participant
noun
par·tic·i·pant
pər-ˈtis-ə-pənt
pär-
: one that participates
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