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Recent Examples of also-ran
Instead of Jones handing over an also-ran to Purdy, the $265 million man goes straight into a postseason stretch run with seven games remaining.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2025
Instead, he feels treated as an also-ran in St. Paul’s five-way mayor’s race, which culminates with the Nov. 4 election.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Justine Lupe was kind of an also-ran in the personality Olympics that was Succession.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The Brewers were an also-ran, the Tigers had an insurmountable lead in the AL Central and the Guardians had the fourth-worst record in the AL.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2025
Instead, he feels treated as an also-ran in St. Paul’s five-way mayor’s race, which culminates with the Nov. 4 election.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Justine Lupe was kind of an also-ran in the personality Olympics that was Succession.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The Brewers were an also-ran, the Tigers had an insurmountable lead in the AL Central and the Guardians had the fourth-worst record in the AL.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for also-ran
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Ken Blake Brea Sorry to see Jerry Neuheisel leave UCLA to join traitor and coaching has-been Chip Kelly at Northwestern.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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All this success begs the legitimate question of how the once-struggling reality show for has-been celebrities reinvented itself and became a pop-cultural phenomenon that any public figure would be lucky to utilize as their re-introduction into the zeitgeist.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Nov. 2025
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The mayor only announced his entrant into the race last week, and did not file any campaign finance reports.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Those entrants have boosted filmmakers’ confidence in the business.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Umurzokov was found deceased near the upper entry door, while Cook was found dead on the floor between the aisles.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The permits were awarded through a lottery style draw that required $5 per entry.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Also-ran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/also-ran. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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