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
Recent Democratic entrants include Kevin Latz of Mission Hills, a physician at Children’s Mercy Hospital, and Damon Anderson of Shawnee, the founder of a freight company.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
The quick Emmy success of these new entrants was part of a strategy that gave their offerings legitimacy not only with viewers, but the industry as a whole.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the UAE are all maneuvering for influence, with Abu Dhabi the latest entrant.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Yet unlike that earlier era, many of the companies leading on AI are already giants, such as Microsoft and Google, while newer entrants such as Claude developer Anthropic are showing strong revenue growth.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
The quick Emmy success of these new entrants was part of a strategy that gave their offerings legitimacy not only with viewers, but the industry as a whole.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the UAE are all maneuvering for influence, with Abu Dhabi the latest entrant.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Yet unlike that earlier era, many of the companies leading on AI are already giants, such as Microsoft and Google, while newer entrants such as Claude developer Anthropic are showing strong revenue growth.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 May 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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Higgins was among the first contestants announced for Dancing with the Stars' 35th season alongside Summer House star Ciara Miller.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Season 12 also marks the introduction of the best Big Brother addition ever with the Zingbot, a sassy wisecracking robot who shows up for the sole purpose of roasting the contestants.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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On the night of the primary election, holding hands with Montag, the mayoral candidate posed in glossy paparazzi-style photos.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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But for a Cy Young candidate who, as part of a six-man rotation, won’t pitch in as many games as his competition, efficiency matters.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Ball State recruit Briggs Corona led defending state champion Marist (30-7) with 10 kills, while freshman right-side hitter Max DeHoyos added five kills and Fiedler handed out 20 assists.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Candidates with backgrounds in farming, organized labor, firefighting, or military service have become increasingly attractive recruits, but those biographies also invite scrutiny from opponents eager to paint them as political insiders.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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