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
But now some of Wall Street’s billionaires—even ones who backed candidates running against Mamdani—are offering their help in light of his win.
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Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Both candidates had coattails, pulling along fellow Democrats as Republican turnout sagged.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Both candidates have bemoaned the state's high cost of living and surging energy prices, with Ciattarelli vowing to lower New Jersey's high property taxes and Sherrill promising to freeze electricity bills.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
The leading candidates across the board supported encouraging economic development to boost the city’s sales tax to help address the aging infrastructure while lessening the burden of property taxes on residents.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
All three candidates denied any involvement with Blanco.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Faze said that candidates who have a similar message to Mamdani are already performing well online.
—Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Based on conversations with industry sources, here is a report card for the job and the potential candidates to watch.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
The Supportive Housing Network of New York (the Network) and our more than 200 nonprofit members statewide that develop and provide supportive housing, along with our tenant community, should be a resource for candidates.
—Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Both candidates had coattails, pulling along fellow Democrats as Republican turnout sagged.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Both candidates have bemoaned the state's high cost of living and surging energy prices, with Ciattarelli vowing to lower New Jersey's high property taxes and Sherrill promising to freeze electricity bills.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
The leading candidates across the board supported encouraging economic development to boost the city’s sales tax to help address the aging infrastructure while lessening the burden of property taxes on residents.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
All three candidates denied any involvement with Blanco.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Faze said that candidates who have a similar message to Mamdani are already performing well online.
—Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Based on conversations with industry sources, here is a report card for the job and the potential candidates to watch.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
The Supportive Housing Network of New York (the Network) and our more than 200 nonprofit members statewide that develop and provide supportive housing, along with our tenant community, should be a resource for candidates.
—Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidates
Noun
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Her decision comes two weeks after council members opened the process to new applicants, following a deadlock after city leaders could not agree who should be appointed to fill the seat.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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After a marathon of presentations and interviews Thursday, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors narrowed a field of 12 applicants to three finalists for sheriff — a position the board now has the rare opportunity to fill.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Instead, this team bullied one of the top NFC playoff contenders from start to finish.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Performers like Olivia Dean and PinkPantheress have pretty much provided the soundtrack for TikTok this past year, and are being viewed as strong contenders in that category, along with Ravyn Lenae and Megan Moroney.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After Itsaragrisil eventually summoned security to escort Bosch out of the auditorium, other pageant hopefuls stood up to follow suit, as seen in the livestream feed.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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His list of social-media endorsements in the campaign’s final days included dozens of other GOP hopefuls, but not her.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Candidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidates. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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