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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The City Council member made a surprise late entry into the mayor’s race, the last of the major candidates to file for the primary.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan will not take part in this summer’s World Cup after he was denied entry into the United States, FIFA confirmed on Monday.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Selective non-prosecution of antitrust cases will lead to anticompetitive mergers, collusion between competitors, and monopoly abuses.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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The California smartphone maker has lagged behind its competitors in the AI race as tech companies pour hundreds of billions of dollars into advancing their chatbots and investing in data centers and other infrastructure.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
8 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 15 Jun. 2026.
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