as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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Recent Examples of applicant
The change, now in effect, is likely to impact over 2.5 million applicants and add nearly 286,000 hours of work annually to agency staff workloads, Newsweek previously reported.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Baker’s second-in-command, Deputy County Administrator Patrick Rutter, is one of more than 200 applicants for this low-key but vitally important position.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
This year’s winners were selected from more than 1,600 applicants.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The top students were selected from almost 1,000 applicants in dance, theater, vocal music, instrumental music, media arts, fine arts, and film and TV.
—Theresa Walker 2, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Baker’s second-in-command, Deputy County Administrator Patrick Rutter, is one of more than 200 applicants for this low-key but vitally important position.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
This year’s winners were selected from more than 1,600 applicants.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The top students were selected from almost 1,000 applicants in dance, theater, vocal music, instrumental music, media arts, fine arts, and film and TV.
—Theresa Walker 2, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicant
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Even before Trump’s inauguration, Facebook owner Meta abandoned its practice of considering diverse candidates for open roles.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The researchers—an international team led from Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University—found a candidate for the new world by comparing data from two all-sky surveys.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicant. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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