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Recent Examples of also-ran
Tacoma is Seattle’s industrial flunky, the also-ran, the perennial embarrassment.
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Caroline Fraser
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Other browsers remain also-rans outside Apple’s ecosystem and Safari.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Or a two-time presidential also-ran looking for a soft landing?
—Michael R. Blood, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Piastri quickly provided perspective, remembering how far back into the also-rans McLaren had fallen by the 2023 Miami Grand Prix.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
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Caroline Fraser
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Other browsers remain also-rans outside Apple’s ecosystem and Safari.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Or a two-time presidential also-ran looking for a soft landing?
—Michael R. Blood, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Piastri quickly provided perspective, remembering how far back into the also-rans McLaren had fallen by the 2023 Miami Grand Prix.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for also-ran
Noun
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Sonny strides onto the track with unruffled cool—a Pitt signature—and is laconic enough to endure a series of press conferences at which journalists are quick to label him a has-been.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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On June 8, Nicole Scherzinger, 46, won her first Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond, a has-been staging a comeback in Sunset Blvd, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway adaptation of the 1950 film by the same name.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The final place in the FIFA Club World Cup knockout stage goes to a Saudi Arabian entrant – thanks in large part to its Saudi Arabian superstar.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Daddy was the state of mind that all of the entrants in NYC’s Pedro Pascal look-alike contest were channeling on Sunday, but only one of them walked away with an extra $50 and a year’s worth of free burritos.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
16 June 2025
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In addition to these new entries, past winners like Hacks, The Bear and Abbott Elementary will likely pick up multiple nominations.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The feat had Carey fans, and chart fans, noting the impressive percentage of her career entries that have gone to No. 1 or the top 10 on the Hot 100.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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“Also-ran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/also-ran. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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