as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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Recent Examples of applicant
To receive a cart, applicants must be 18 years or older, live in LA County, be self-employed as a sidewalk vendor, earn less than $75,000 annually from vending, operate within either unincorporated LA County or the City of LA, and commit to full compliance with public health and safety regulations.
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Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Not all applicants will qualify for the lowest rate.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Utilities, labor, local government and communities can work together to identify, attract and recruit talented applicants.
—Laura Runkle, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2026
No money is handed back to the applicant as a bank account payout or cash reward.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 11 Jan. 2026
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Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Not all applicants will qualify for the lowest rate.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Utilities, labor, local government and communities can work together to identify, attract and recruit talented applicants.
—Laura Runkle, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2026
No money is handed back to the applicant as a bank account payout or cash reward.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 11 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for applicant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicant
candidate
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Minter is a prominent candidate, since he's coached in Baltimore fairly recently.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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Interviewing Raheem Morris and Antonio Pierce satisfied the NFL's Rooney Rule requirements for minority or female candidates, and Harbaugh's visit to northern New Jersey paved the way to make a hire before any of the more than half-dozen teams with a vacancy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicant. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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