as in applicants
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 candidates
There were 13,350 ballots cast in the USC voting, and two candidates received at least 75% of the vote.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
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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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
The wave of progressive candidates challenging mainstream Democrats may drown Sens.
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Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Interacting with this avatar, candidates can practice case studies without feeling judged.
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Benjamin Wolff,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Several candidates have emphasized their years of courtroom experience, while a CBS Colorado story showed that some of Griswold's court experience may be inflated.
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Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Interviews for the statewide candidates are done now via questions from the entire convention, a potentially messier proposition.
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Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
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.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
The wave of progressive candidates challenging mainstream Democrats may drown Sens.
—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Interacting with this avatar, candidates can practice case studies without feeling judged.
—
Benjamin Wolff,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Several candidates have emphasized their years of courtroom experience, while a CBS Colorado story showed that some of Griswold's court experience may be inflated.
—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Interviews for the statewide candidates are done now via questions from the entire convention, a potentially messier proposition.
—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidates
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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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The attorneys general challenged several of its directives, including a provision that required state and local officials to collect proof of citizenship from vote-by-mail applicants.
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Other potential 2028 contenders are also beginning to stake out their positions on AI.
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Several Olympic medal contenders surprisingly exited early, adding pressure for future events.
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Three left-wing hopefuls backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their races, including two who unseated incumbents.
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The top vote-getter in each league during Phase 1 automatically earns a starting spot, though that is unlikely to affect any of the A’s hopefuls.
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“Candidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidates. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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