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
Schott says that the partnering universities are required to screen their applicants and choose the top two or three.
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Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
But the appeals court mandate would mean first-time DACA applicants in Texas would not have the right to work, and existing DACA recipients who are working could lose their ability to do so.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Under that law, citizenship applicants had to be able to speak English but the courts still oversaw the determination of applicants’ civic knowledge.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
The economy has withstood weak role creation precisely because the pool of applicants is shrinking.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Under the previous 2008 Naturalization Civics Test, applicants must answer 6 out of 10 questions correctly, according to USCIS.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Dominica Through the Economic Diversification Fund (EDF), applicants contribute $200,000 for a single applicant or $250,000 for a family of up to four.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Then applicants are required to go through an orientation period, including homebuyer education and a financial readiness assessment, and apply through an official link.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
She was selected to play Maria from over 30,000 applicants and won a Golden Globe for her performance in the beloved musical.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
But the appeals court mandate would mean first-time DACA applicants in Texas would not have the right to work, and existing DACA recipients who are working could lose their ability to do so.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Under that law, citizenship applicants had to be able to speak English but the courts still oversaw the determination of applicants’ civic knowledge.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
The economy has withstood weak role creation precisely because the pool of applicants is shrinking.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Under the previous 2008 Naturalization Civics Test, applicants must answer 6 out of 10 questions correctly, according to USCIS.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Dominica Through the Economic Diversification Fund (EDF), applicants contribute $200,000 for a single applicant or $250,000 for a family of up to four.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Then applicants are required to go through an orientation period, including homebuyer education and a financial readiness assessment, and apply through an official link.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
She was selected to play Maria from over 30,000 applicants and won a Golden Globe for her performance in the beloved musical.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicants
candidates
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As electricity bills climb, candidates are turning their fire on data centers in a rare populist backlash that cuts across party lines.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, one in five respondents were undecided, underscoring the space that both candidates have to grow their support beyond their party bases.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Applicants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicants. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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