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as in losers
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as in entrants
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for also-rans
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Many people envision salary discussions as adversarial encounters with winners and losers.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Analyst Ben Snider and his colleagues warn that the slowing growth rate of AI capex will force investors to choose winners and losers.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Here are five potential surprise entrants in the 2026 women’s WWE Royal Rumble.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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New entrants from popular film series dominate the movie slate in the next 12 months.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Clutch play Bolton outlined one of his biggest disappointments during a postseason media session with reporters in January.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Oswaldo Pinto is accustomed to disappointments during shopping excursions to buy food for his family.—
Mery Mogollon,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Grace is done in the first-person and echoes the recent entries, starring Ethan Winters.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now in its 24th year, the Travel Photographer of the Year awards continue to set the benchmark for excellence in contemporary travel photography, attracting an outstanding collection of entries.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Buyers might not be strategic players, but instead private equity firms with plenty of cash on hand.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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These Star Wars games also standardized joystick controls in space sims — something that can still be felt in modern space sims to this day — and included precision flight physics and innovative mission design to keep players immersed in its impressive recreation of the Star Wars universe.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, Japanese researchers found that dogs produced tears when reuniting with their humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ending the retail sales of dogs is a crucial way to reduce demand from puppy mills.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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Expectations going up after two straight Playoff washouts.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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In optimal conditions, most vehicles can make it, but high clearance is strongly recommended—especially in winter and after storms, when washouts, flooding, or snow accumulation are possible.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes things are too good to be true or simply don't work, but there are nuggets of gold among the duds.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
26 Jan. 2026
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This latest stretch all came on the heels of following up one of the best wins — not just of the season, but statistically in franchise history — in Oklahoma City with that pair of duds at home against Toronto and Indiana.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Also-rans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/also-rans. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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