as in entry
a person who enters something (such as a competition)
Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules. There were thousands of new entrants into the competition.
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Recent Examples of entrant
This time, hoping to better control the crowd, it was decided to make the watch party ticketed and also to screen all entrants.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
That suggests that the combination of high home prices and elevated interest rates may be proving to be too much for many recent entrants into the market.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 June 2026
New entrants were inducted into the main group, the Great Hall, by an account called the Master of Scrolls and Decorum.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
By participating in this Sweepstakes, all entrants agree to be bound by Sponsor’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, hereby incorporated by reference.
—AJC.com, 8 June 2026
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
That suggests that the combination of high home prices and elevated interest rates may be proving to be too much for many recent entrants into the market.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 June 2026
New entrants were inducted into the main group, the Great Hall, by an account called the Master of Scrolls and Decorum.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
By participating in this Sweepstakes, all entrants agree to be bound by Sponsor’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, hereby incorporated by reference.
—AJC.com, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrant
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But the historic hotel is also one of the five official resorts of Cedar Point amusement park, and guests receive benefits like early park entry and exclusive ticket packages.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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An Iranian Football Federation official told The Athletic on Sunday that 11 staffers had been denied entry into the United States.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Many competitors on Wall Street were thus gleeful when Citadel’s main fund fell by fifty-five per cent during the 2008 global financial crisis.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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That is certainly a significant ask in a world where a new competitor is a few lines of code away.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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The world first fell in love with her as a contestant in the RuPaul’s Drag Race multiverse, where her razor-sharp charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent turned her into one of the franchise’s most beloved queens.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The long-running series, hosted by celebrity chef Guy Fieri, pits four contestants against each other in a challenge that combines grocery shopping and high-stakes cooking.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
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The results will ease the concerns of some Democrats who worried about the possibility of a runoff between Kiley and Republican candidate Michael Stansfield, who was in second place until Friday.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Leading up to the election, for instance, the progressive first-time candidate was leading by as much as 66 percentage points in a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll released in May.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Senior third baseman Tegan Tripp, a Virginia Tech recruit who batted cleanup, then lined a home run to center to lead off the fourth.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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The Dawgs still had five Top 200 overall recruits in town a week ago.—
Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrant. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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