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
And in June, Kobick expanded the injunction’s coverage to cover all transgender, nonbinary, and intersex applicants.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Native Americans are exempt from those new requirements; however, applicants still have to register for work with the SNAP agency or state employment office.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
And finally, the proposal keeps the current four socioeconomic tiers, with the seats distributed based on the number of students in each rather than the number of applicants.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The proposal requires applicants to submit valid, unexpired passport information and scans of the biographic pages, unless exempt.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Native Americans are exempt from those new requirements; however, applicants still have to register for work with the SNAP agency or state employment office.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
And finally, the proposal keeps the current four socioeconomic tiers, with the seats distributed based on the number of students in each rather than the number of applicants.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The proposal requires applicants to submit valid, unexpired passport information and scans of the biographic pages, unless exempt.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicant
candidate
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The movement helped propel Mohamed Muizzu, an opposition candidate from the anti-Indian People’s National Congress, to a surprise victory in the 2023 presidential election.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Brian Daboll, who had been viewed as a potential hot seat candidate, was removed from his job as head coach.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicant. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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