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Recent Examples of also-ran
Google’s cloud business, once an also-ran, is growing steadily, thanks in part to the global rush to develop AI services and demand for compute.
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Mark Bergen, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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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Mark Bergen, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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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Automation helps lower the skill bar required, and CreateMe’s static assembly system is an example of how robotics can open the door for new entrants to the field.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Mahan, the most recent entrant in the race, has come out as one of the loudest critics of the proposal to tax billionaires, which many of his Silicon Valley backers oppose.—
Lia Russell
Updated February 19,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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When creating the outfits for the first 2001 Bridget Jones cast, Fleming sought to give Jones — whose diary entries detailed her romantic adventures, weight, and alcohol and cigarette consumption — a pragmatic, somewhat disheveled look that would feel relatable to busy women.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Weave has ditched the traditional mobile robot design in favor of a stationary structure, aiming to create a safer, more reliable entry point for home robotics.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Also-ran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/also-ran. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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