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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
Of the newer entrants, Lacoste reached $57 million and Donna Karan and DKNY reached $41 million.
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James Manso, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Local banks are starting to face more intense competition and, alongside earlier African entrants, are engaging regulators and local politicians as tighter ownership caps rules are being considered.
—Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Likely entrants in the 14 races include an unusually high number of horses – seven – known to fans from previous Breeders’ Cup victories, including Sierra Leone going for a repeat win in the Classic, and Rebel’s Romance, going for a record-tying third win in the $5 million Turf.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
New entrants will join historic Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, Silvercup Studio and its expansion, Silvercup Studios East, in Long Island City, and Broadway Stages in Brooklyn.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Developed with the script-consultancy ScriptHop, the contest puts entrants’ work through a detailed review by readers and advisers drawn from Black’s own circle of industry veterans —including longtime friends like The Woman King scribe Dana Stevens and Meet the Parents’ Jim Herzfeld.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Among the allegations, the USTR determined that China uses state subsidies to lessen competition and create dependencies on the country for non-market entrants.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Many of the current top 10 will scale up further, while entirely new entrants will leapfrog into top positions.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Only applicants from certain countries are eligible, and entrants must have either a high school education or its equivalent, or at least two years of work experience in the past five years in a qualifying occupation.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
James Manso, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Local banks are starting to face more intense competition and, alongside earlier African entrants, are engaging regulators and local politicians as tighter ownership caps rules are being considered.
—Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Likely entrants in the 14 races include an unusually high number of horses – seven – known to fans from previous Breeders’ Cup victories, including Sierra Leone going for a repeat win in the Classic, and Rebel’s Romance, going for a record-tying third win in the $5 million Turf.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
New entrants will join historic Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, Silvercup Studio and its expansion, Silvercup Studios East, in Long Island City, and Broadway Stages in Brooklyn.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Developed with the script-consultancy ScriptHop, the contest puts entrants’ work through a detailed review by readers and advisers drawn from Black’s own circle of industry veterans —including longtime friends like The Woman King scribe Dana Stevens and Meet the Parents’ Jim Herzfeld.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Among the allegations, the USTR determined that China uses state subsidies to lessen competition and create dependencies on the country for non-market entrants.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Many of the current top 10 will scale up further, while entirely new entrants will leapfrog into top positions.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Only applicants from certain countries are eligible, and entrants must have either a high school education or its equivalent, or at least two years of work experience in the past five years in a qualifying occupation.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrants
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Weights can be adjusted post-fabrication using bistable variable stiffness beams, allowing some matrix entries to switch between positive, negative, or zero.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sleeper will have tons of ways to make picks and build entries for the World Series.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, declining shopper traffic in malls, the ongoing consumer migration toward e-commerce and the pandemic altered the dynamic between the two mall competitors.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Its transparent pricing, with no contracts, data caps or hidden fees, sets it apart from many competitors.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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That’s a strong selling point at a time when many organizations are struggling to find qualified candidates to fill security roles.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Throw in the fact that LSU doesn’t have a full-time president right now, as William Tate left for Rutgers in May, and coaching candidates may not get an answer to who exactly their boss is.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday night, meanwhile, high school student and aspiring dermatologist Mailyn Marsh, of Missouri, was named this year’s Miss Teen USA, a companion title for contestants aged 14 to 19.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Probst has repeatedly clarified that no contestants who played in 2020's Season 40, including both Shallow and Collins, were asked to return for the all-stars season, set to air early next year.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Facility one-upsmanship, all in the name of attracting better recruits, led to practice facilities with mini-golf courses (Clemson), marble showers in the locker room (Oregon) and sensory deprivation tanks (Georgia).—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Three class of 2026 recruits have decommitted from the program in 2025, including two four-star players in Bryson Beaver and Tradon Bessinger.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Entrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrants. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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