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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 entrants
Thirty-two entrants move on to the single-elimination stage, which begins on Sunday afternoon.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The grand prize of the competition is a $100,000 home renovation, alongside $500 gift cards awarded to 100 top entrants, and $100 in spending money for another 50 winners.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
This year's Wild Card entrants—those ranked too low to qualify automatically but have been accepted by the committee—have also been named.
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Jason Cohen,
PC Magazine,
22 June 2026
His Five Forces framework—competitive rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, buyer power and supplier power—became the definitive lens for assessing whether an industry is worth entering.
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Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
In fact, his Chevrolet Camaro was eighth among the 39 entrants.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 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.
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AJC.com,
18 June 2026
So experts in infant nutrition generally support getting new entrants into a highly concentrated field.
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Sarah Todd,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Amon’s comments, which also alluded to new entrants in the consumer market, could have implications for the way major smartphone players like Apple and Samsung will need to compete as AI proliferates devices.
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Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The grand prize of the competition is a $100,000 home renovation, alongside $500 gift cards awarded to 100 top entrants, and $100 in spending money for another 50 winners.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
This year's Wild Card entrants—those ranked too low to qualify automatically but have been accepted by the committee—have also been named.
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Jason Cohen,
PC Magazine,
22 June 2026
His Five Forces framework—competitive rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, buyer power and supplier power—became the definitive lens for assessing whether an industry is worth entering.
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Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
In fact, his Chevrolet Camaro was eighth among the 39 entrants.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 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.
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AJC.com,
18 June 2026
So experts in infant nutrition generally support getting new entrants into a highly concentrated field.
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Sarah Todd,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Amon’s comments, which also alluded to new entrants in the consumer market, could have implications for the way major smartphone players like Apple and Samsung will need to compete as AI proliferates devices.
—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrants
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Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
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New entries include Neon horror feature Leviticus.
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With ruthless competitors who will stop at nothing to dethrone and destroy them, the Whitlocks are a blue-collar dynasty at the edge of extinction – and the old king is fighting to hold onto the crown.
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Amazon is currently leading the market in consumer trust, with 30 percent of shoppers favoring its AI shopping assistants over competitors such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Walmart.
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Younger, more far left candidates across the nation, from California to Indiana, are running this year to try and oust older, longtime congressional incumbents — angering Democratic Party leaders.
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Despite identical resume content, the evaluators judged women candidates much more harshly for using AI assistance than men.
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First performed as an Edinburgh Fringe one-off, where contestants included a bunch of Horne’s comedian friends, Taskmaster has grown into a genuine phenomenon.
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The Traitors premiered on Peacock in 2023 with a mix of civilian and celebrity contestants, shifting to all celebrity competitors for its second season.
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The inaugural class includes 19 recruits.
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The base handles roughly 700 new recruits every week, according to Air Force figures, and the close-quarters environment has long been recognized as being conducive to the spread of disease.
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“Entrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrants. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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