as in candidates
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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Recent Examples of applicants
Eighty-nine applicants from thirty-seven countries received their certificates of citizenship.
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Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
At the time, applicants were required to take four to six hours of classroom instruction on firearm safety and laws.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
According to Karlin, authentic, thoughtful answers are what make top candidates stand out among hundreds of applicants.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
If the problem persists, applicants must include documentation for any non-lethal measures taken to remove the birds.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Assembly Bill 7 would allow public universities in California to consider giving admissions preference to applicants who are descendants of American chattel slavery.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead of distributing the number of seats based on the number of children within each tier, the seats with be distributed based on the number of applicants in each tier.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
For applicants, this begins with ensuring current compliance by filing all required returns, paying any outstanding liabilities, and meeting foreign asset and accounts information reporting obligations.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Some of the city's charter schools made applicants take tests, too.
—Aubri Juhasz, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
At the time, applicants were required to take four to six hours of classroom instruction on firearm safety and laws.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
According to Karlin, authentic, thoughtful answers are what make top candidates stand out among hundreds of applicants.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
If the problem persists, applicants must include documentation for any non-lethal measures taken to remove the birds.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Assembly Bill 7 would allow public universities in California to consider giving admissions preference to applicants who are descendants of American chattel slavery.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead of distributing the number of seats based on the number of children within each tier, the seats with be distributed based on the number of applicants in each tier.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
For applicants, this begins with ensuring current compliance by filing all required returns, paying any outstanding liabilities, and meeting foreign asset and accounts information reporting obligations.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Some of the city's charter schools made applicants take tests, too.
—Aubri Juhasz, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicants
candidates
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Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Applicants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicants. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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