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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
All seven entrants have won at least one playoff game.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2026
But most entrants don’t win any prize money, and owners typically don’t pay jockeys aside from a small mount fee.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, the share of unemployed Americans who are new workforce entrants hit a 37-year high last year.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Recent lottery winners have come from unlikely entrants.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 May 2026
And in the last week, four additional New York City influencers have joined the entrants, buying Birkins of their own, with one girl purchasing not one but two in Japan.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Many of the entrants are national qualifier teams that come in from all over the region and travel to large competition all over the United States, Koehler said.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Of the two entrants, Danon Bourbon is getting the most attention.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Brown has felt good about all his entrants at the Derby, though his two signature wins in the Triple Crown series have come later at the Preakness.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2026
But most entrants don’t win any prize money, and owners typically don’t pay jockeys aside from a small mount fee.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, the share of unemployed Americans who are new workforce entrants hit a 37-year high last year.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Recent lottery winners have come from unlikely entrants.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 May 2026
And in the last week, four additional New York City influencers have joined the entrants, buying Birkins of their own, with one girl purchasing not one but two in Japan.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Many of the entrants are national qualifier teams that come in from all over the region and travel to large competition all over the United States, Koehler said.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Of the two entrants, Danon Bourbon is getting the most attention.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Brown has felt good about all his entrants at the Derby, though his two signature wins in the Triple Crown series have come later at the Preakness.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrants
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The name refers to the number of lottery entries, in the form of Ping-Pong balls, that different teams would receive, according to the plan.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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Each of the mentors had chosen one project out of all the entries to support over several months, before the students presented the final prototypes to the public and the judges.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Simon did not cite any competitors, but Aéropostale typically squares off with emerging, teen-centric brands like Edikted, Princess Polly and Urban Outfitters.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Publishing a blog alongside a report titled The Netflix Effect, Co-CEO Sarandos took the fight to his competitors.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Becerra went from polling in the single digits before the fallout in early April to being among the top gubernatorial candidates.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Beast Games, a spectacle of over-the-top competition, offers 1,000 contestants the chance to win a $5 million prize with other high-value prizes being doled out in the process.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Spring games for most if not all teams are over and official visits for recruits won't start until after Memorial Day.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Among those international recruits is Mary Joy Alunday, who came from the Philippines to teach mathematics — a subject, along with science, that Colorado schools have often struggled to staff.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Entrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrants. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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