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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 company said that creates an opportunity for new entrants that can deliver more consistent effects and better tolerability.
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Elsa Ohlen,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
To Dahl, locked into a set of beliefs no appeal to emotion or reason can dislodge, entrants from the outside world look more like monsters than like people.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The Big Ten has nine entrants, the Big 12 eight.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
While deliveries by existing drivers fell sharply in Seattle, new entrants arrived.
—Andrew Garin, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Elsa Ohlen,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
To Dahl, locked into a set of beliefs no appeal to emotion or reason can dislodge, entrants from the outside world look more like monsters than like people.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The Big Ten has nine entrants, the Big 12 eight.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
While deliveries by existing drivers fell sharply in Seattle, new entrants arrived.
—Andrew Garin, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrant
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The transfer portal does not officially open until Tuesday, April 7, but graduate students are allowed entry anytime, so Wheeler-Thomas was already there and allowed to choose a new team.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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As Kelli points out, her outfit alone signals her entry into a different type of circle.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The country has managed to find alternatives to some of the technology it has been cut off from, such as high-bandwidth memory to Nvidia competitors.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nevertheless, rumors about Altman’s personal life have been exploited and distorted by competitors.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Someone handed the contestant, now with the blindfold removed, a giant check.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The show starts with 16 single contestants, where four are coupled up, and the rest are single.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin, cautioned against reading too much into Tuesday’s results.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Headlined by Kon Knueppel, who’s a candidate to be the Hornets’ first rookie of the year since Ball picked up the honor in 2020-21, the additions of Sion James, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Liam McNeeley easily represent the team’s best collective class in a very long time.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Gluting is ranked as the second best left-hander in Illinois in the 2027 class by Prep Baseball Report behind Benet’s Quinn Rooney, who’s a Notre Dame recruit.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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While Staley's talks with recruits once centered on earning degrees, they're mostly focused now on money, especially with players in the transfer portal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrant. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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