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Recent Examples of candidate In each case, fewer than 2,500 votes separated the two major-party candidates. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2025 The group will be pouring $20 million to help fund young candidates who will challenge incumbents in safe blue districts. Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 Teaching candidates who go through a four-year degree program or a high-quality alternative certification program spend many hours in classrooms watching effective teachers working with students and acting as student teachers themselves. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025 What To Know According to a new straw poll released by The Lost Coast on Tuesday, conducted among 2,640 respondents in California, Braveheart actor Mel Gibson has emerged as the top Republican candidate for California governor, with 12% of the vote. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for candidate
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Noun
  • The program provides forgivable loans for down payments and closing costs to qualified applicants to smooth the path to homeownership.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
  • In a tight labor market, companies offered retirement savings as an incentive to applicants.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In his 10 years as a presidential contender Donald Trump has always benefited politically by attacking immigrants, winning support for his promises of a hardline border crackdown.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Chanel Chance Eau Splendide Eau de Parfum $143 NORDSTROM West stands by Chanel’s latest fragrance as a top contender for summer.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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