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also-rans

noun

plural of also-ran
1
as in losers

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as in entrants

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for also-rans
  1. losers
  2. entrants
  3. disappointments
  4. entries
  5. dogs
  6. players
  7. washouts
  8. duds
Noun
  • Tax-loss selling for retail investors Mutual funds aren't the only investors who can benefit from dumping their losers as the end of the year approaches.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But the winners and losers did have a lot to tell us about where things are headed Monday night.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of losers
Noun
  • The $4 million will be invested over the next three years in supporting new entrants and re-skilling mid-career professionals.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The energy apprenticeship pipeline only had 45,000 entrants in 2024, but really needs 65,000 professionals flowing in yearly to close the labor supply gap.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrants
Noun
  • There were five five-star QBs in that class, of which only one, Texas’s Arch Manning, remains at his original school, and two, Jackson Arnold and Malachi Nelson, have been major disappointments.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Earnings disappointments led to our exits from Procter & Gamble and Dover .
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of disappointments
Noun
  • Their final-third entries were almost identical across the five channels of the pitch, which helped Bukayo Saka (14), Martin Odegaard (15), Gabriel Jesus (11) and Gabriel Martinelli (15) all score more than 10 league goals each.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • According to construction paperwork filed in September, the garage will have entries on 25th Street, Ellis Avenue, and an alley south of Ellis Street, as well as 2,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of entries
Noun
  • Above and below the main narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry are two strips filled with ancient beasts, including tail-chasing dogs and tightly knotted swans.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Understand the leash laws on the trail and be sure to pick a location that allows dogs.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • Asked whether Kraken players take rejections like Robertson’s personally, center Matty Beniers didn’t hesitate for a second.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • To be sure, the new law has had a chilling impact, especially on big players.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of players
Noun
  • Officials said special attention will be given to gravel roads that could be susceptible to washouts and erosion.
    — Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But in a world where a few basis points separates legends from washouts, a 10-point edge is an enormous windfall for anyone who trusted Kalshi’s numbers over those crunched by CME, the giant futures-exchange operator.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of washouts
Noun
  • Regular-season sked out mid-August will reveal Giannis’ for-real home unveiling, plus first visits by LeBron as a 76er and Tyler Herro in Milwaukee duds.
    — Greg Cote August 2, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Big Tex’s new duds This State Fair of Texas news comes as a full circle moment for Resistol.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Definition of duds
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“Also-rans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/also-rans. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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