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
Three starting pitching candidates — RHPs Josiah Gray and Trevor Williams and LHP DJ Herz — are recovering from significant injuries.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The actor also had been set for a recurring role as a mayoral candidate in Prime Video’s upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series Elle.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Two of the Senate candidates drawing the most enthusiasm from the left—Platner in Maine and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan—are Sanders acolytes.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The goals are to humanize the candidate, control the narrative and signal seriousness.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The actor also had been set for a recurring role as a mayoral candidate in Prime Video’s upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series Elle.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Two of the Senate candidates drawing the most enthusiasm from the left—Platner in Maine and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan—are Sanders acolytes.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The goals are to humanize the candidate, control the narrative and signal seriousness.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidate
Noun
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Officials in law enforcement have said the number of police applicants looking to join a police force never quite rebounded since unrest around the nation led to protests and demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Several policy priorities followed from Miller’s long-standing fixations, such as denying immigrants work authorization while their legal cases were pending and penalizing applicants who used public benefits.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hunt is one of three female frontrunners, with former BBC content boss Charlotte Moore, and ex-Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, also considered to be serious contenders.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Alysa Liu, returning to the Olympics after a brief retirement, is a gold medal contender at the Milan-Cortina Olympics in women’s figure skating.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Candidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidate. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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