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
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In the infamous 1971 Stanford prison experiment, for example, psychologists assigned study participants to serve either as a hypothetical guard or as a hypothetical prisoner and found that the guards quickly turned abusive.
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Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
By adhering to the Daniel fast, the participants are able to be closer to God.
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Each performance is different, devised by a rotating cast of participants; for instance, one Armageddon lineup featured a heel in the form of an ICE agent.
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In daylight, participants burned more fat and fewer carbohydrates for energy.
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Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
By adhering to the Daniel fast, the participants are able to be closer to God.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Each performance is different, devised by a rotating cast of participants; for instance, one Armageddon lineup featured a heel in the form of an ICE agent.
—Elyssa Goodman, Them., 23 Dec. 2025
In daylight, participants burned more fat and fewer carbohydrates for energy.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for participant
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“Participant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/participant. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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participant
noun
par·tic·i·pant
pər-ˈtis-ə-pənt
pär-
: one that participates
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