as in applicant
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
each candidate for town council was allowed to speak at the candidates' forum
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Recent Examples of candidate
All are also seen as strong candidates in the upcoming Grammy race for best new artist.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
But Pritzker may be leaving the door open to a potential congressional redistricting in Illinois, despite myriad questions — most notably that candidates for the state’s March 17 Democratic primary can begin gathering petition signatures on Tuesday.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Today, earnest twentysomething Ph.D. candidates dive into their phones, use their training in statistics to play perfect poker, and hunt for the fine arbitrage advantages that Rothstein once had to enforce at gunpoint.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Those tools include ActBlue and the MN DFL Action Network, two online platforms that create text message alerts, template fundraising pitches and other campaign instruments for progressive causes and candidates.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
But Pritzker may be leaving the door open to a potential congressional redistricting in Illinois, despite myriad questions — most notably that candidates for the state’s March 17 Democratic primary can begin gathering petition signatures on Tuesday.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Today, earnest twentysomething Ph.D. candidates dive into their phones, use their training in statistics to play perfect poker, and hunt for the fine arbitrage advantages that Rothstein once had to enforce at gunpoint.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Those tools include ActBlue and the MN DFL Action Network, two online platforms that create text message alerts, template fundraising pitches and other campaign instruments for progressive causes and candidates.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidate
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Oversight In exchange for the return of federal funding, both Columbia and Brown have agreed to provide federal agencies with detailed student applicant data, including race, standardized test scores and grade point averages.—
Anna Esaki-Smith,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Companies are increasingly using AI to help sort, schedule, and screen applicants in a race to reduce hiring costs and time.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Storm once looked like contenders for a deep postseason run, but the team is now clinging to seventh place after losing five straight games in August by five points or less.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Aug. 2025
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Translation: The 2025 race will be populated by a largely new slate of contenders.—
Team TVLine,
TVLine,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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