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
North Natomas Jibe also provides a $600 vanpool subsidy per vehicle for eligible applicants.
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Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Candidates arrive with context about the role and the culture that cold applicants rarely have.
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Crystal Gilmore,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The scammers then pretend to be members of those departments and email applicants demanding payments, the Idaho Attorney General’s Office said in a news release.
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Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
29 June 2026
In Arizona, applicants completing the federal form that do not provide citizenship proof may be registered as voting in only federal elections, but are not eligible to vote for president or by mail.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
All told, 5% of the total South Florida workforce consists of asylum applicants.
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David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
The pool of possible questions was expanded from 100 to 128; and new applicants now have to answer twice as many correctly to pass.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Some states have argued that requiring applicants to provide documentary proof of their citizenship could pose a significant barrier to voting because several forms of government ID don't include citizenship information, and many Americans don't have passports.
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Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The council eventually approved allocating $20,000 to the town’s sustaining grant program and allowed applicants to amend their proposal to account for the increase funds.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Candidates arrive with context about the role and the culture that cold applicants rarely have.
—
Crystal Gilmore,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The scammers then pretend to be members of those departments and email applicants demanding payments, the Idaho Attorney General’s Office said in a news release.
—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
29 June 2026
In Arizona, applicants completing the federal form that do not provide citizenship proof may be registered as voting in only federal elections, but are not eligible to vote for president or by mail.
—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
All told, 5% of the total South Florida workforce consists of asylum applicants.
—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
The pool of possible questions was expanded from 100 to 128; and new applicants now have to answer twice as many correctly to pass.
—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Some states have argued that requiring applicants to provide documentary proof of their citizenship could pose a significant barrier to voting because several forms of government ID don't include citizenship information, and many Americans don't have passports.
—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The council eventually approved allocating $20,000 to the town’s sustaining grant program and allowed applicants to amend their proposal to account for the increase funds.
—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicants
candidates
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There were 13,350 ballots cast in the USC voting, and two candidates received at least 75% of the vote.
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Rather than replacing traditional physics calculations, the machine learning system acts as a filter, allowing researchers to focus computational resources on the most promising candidates.
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“Applicants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicants. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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