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
Already the jobs issue in Hollywood has become a contentious part of the race for governor in California, with several candidates pledging to eliminate the $750 million cap put in place by Newsom, which already was more than double what the state was previously capped at.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
In their quest to regain control of Congress, Democratic candidates are outpacing Republicans in midterm fundraising for key House and Senate races.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
California’s Democratic Party chair is imploring other low-polling candidates to drop out in hopes of preventing a Republican — or two — from advancing out of the June 2 primary.
—Chris Fusco
april 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Besides Jones and Jackson, the other top candidates in the May 19 primary are Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Of course, the debate would not be complete without the Democratic candidates’ position on our president, speaking of ethics.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco — both Republicans — cast themselves as the true change candidates.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Some of the candidates Tubbs will be facing in the June primary include Republican Gloria Romero, and Democrats Fiona Ma and Josh Fryday.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The market debate is also drawing in the White House, potential presidential candidates and state leaders.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
In their quest to regain control of Congress, Democratic candidates are outpacing Republicans in midterm fundraising for key House and Senate races.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
California’s Democratic Party chair is imploring other low-polling candidates to drop out in hopes of preventing a Republican — or two — from advancing out of the June 2 primary.
—Chris Fusco
april 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Besides Jones and Jackson, the other top candidates in the May 19 primary are Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Of course, the debate would not be complete without the Democratic candidates’ position on our president, speaking of ethics.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco — both Republicans — cast themselves as the true change candidates.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Some of the candidates Tubbs will be facing in the June primary include Republican Gloria Romero, and Democrats Fiona Ma and Josh Fryday.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The market debate is also drawing in the White House, potential presidential candidates and state leaders.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidates
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An additional four states — Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New York — require insurers to offer at least one Medigap policy to all applicants either year-round or during an annual enrollment period, depending on the state.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Even when applicants were approved, Black families often had to pay more.—
Chase Jordan
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As the Spurs push to win it all, showing the supporting cast is still a playoff-level team is a good sign for the Spurs’ status as true title contenders.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, the race’s overall front-runner, dismissed the Democratic contenders seeking Newsom’s seal of approval as misguided and a waste of time.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bottoms is one of four main Democratic hopefuls.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The only stipulation was that all hopefuls for office could not team up with others and no local or national political parties were allowed.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Candidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidates. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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