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
The lone Orange County entrant in the Scripps National Spelling Bee was eliminated in the second round of competition Tuesday at Constitution Hall in Washington.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Proportionality reforms targeted specifically at genuine small-cap new entrants have an empirical and economic logic.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
And, as is customary for a new entrant to the exchange, the Enhanced team, including D’Souza, German bitcoin exec Maximilian Martin, who replaced him as Enhanced’s CEO last year, and Kerley were allowed to ring the NYSE’s closing bell on May 8.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
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City News Service, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Proportionality reforms targeted specifically at genuine small-cap new entrants have an empirical and economic logic.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
And, as is customary for a new entrant to the exchange, the Enhanced team, including D’Souza, German bitcoin exec Maximilian Martin, who replaced him as Enhanced’s CEO last year, and Kerley were allowed to ring the NYSE’s closing bell on May 8.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrant
Noun
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This entry feels merely formulaic, with little on the line except the outcome of a stray assignment for one bounty hunter.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
25 May 2026
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On the power play, MacKinnon played all two minutes, but had none of his usual burst and wasn’t handling entries.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Audiences had binged Tiger King in 2020, following the lead-up to Joe Exotic’s conviction for hiring someone to kill Carole Baskin, his competitor in the big cat world.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2026
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There’s the competitor, who often screams at the top of her lungs to celebrate the team’s achievements, and holds herself to a high standard.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Previously, the show has been hosted by former Love Island contestant Maura Higgins, who rose to fame as a finalist in the fifth series of the ITV2 reality series in 2019.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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During the latest installment of the competition, Hollywood playfully called out Leith for a notably harsh critique of one of the contestant's culinary confections.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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No other candidates reached double-digit support, including Democratic San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan with 7%, Democratic former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa with 5% and Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond with 1%, the poll found.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Where the candidates diverge considerably is in their base of support.—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Isak’s injury problems did not make things easier for the Swedish striker to settle while Florian Wirtz, another expensive attacking recruit at 116 million pounds, did not score his first goal until after Christmas.—
Mark Hodge,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Things take an odd turn for the young recruit as a mysterious virtual screen appears only to Seong-jae, assigning him a mission to cook for his fellow soldiers.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrant. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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