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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 lottery entrants have an equal chance of selection, with results announced shortly after registration closes.
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Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
That would position the vehicle against the industry-leading Toyota Tacoma as well as the Ford Ranger and GM’s Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, among other entrants.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
For years, monthly job gains of around 125,000-150,000 were considered necessary to absorb new entrants into the workforce.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
The change in eligibility requirements comes from federal policy updates barring certain asylees, refugees, parolees, individuals with deportation or removal withheld, conditional entrants and victims of trafficking from accessing Cal Fresh, according to the Department of Public Social Services.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Interactions between local ranchers and border entrants can go awry.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The holdover Republicans who have remained attached to the party’s old identity (hawkish, pro-Israel, anti-Russia, opposed to anti-Semitism) have squabbled with its newer entrants.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 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
Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
That would position the vehicle against the industry-leading Toyota Tacoma as well as the Ford Ranger and GM’s Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, among other entrants.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
For years, monthly job gains of around 125,000-150,000 were considered necessary to absorb new entrants into the workforce.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
The change in eligibility requirements comes from federal policy updates barring certain asylees, refugees, parolees, individuals with deportation or removal withheld, conditional entrants and victims of trafficking from accessing Cal Fresh, according to the Department of Public Social Services.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Interactions between local ranchers and border entrants can go awry.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The holdover Republicans who have remained attached to the party’s old identity (hawkish, pro-Israel, anti-Russia, opposed to anti-Semitism) have squabbled with its newer entrants.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrants
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Newer entries like Ouai’s repair balm and Maria Nila’s bond builder are only expanding the category further by creating formulas that work for different hair types or use at other parts of one’s regimen.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2026
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Which colors merit entries in the dictionary?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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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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The competitors’ blood gets pumping a little faster, adrenaline ready to go.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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There are candidates on the bench to still crack the postseason rotation if needed, too.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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More than a half-dozen potential candidates are speaking here to make inroads among Black leaders, one of Democrats' most powerful voting blocs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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As part of the hackathon competition, all of the contestants were given the same set of data — a batch of AHL games from two seasons ago — to work with.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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The season starts with 16 single contestants, and the last couple standing not only leaves the boat with a new boo, but gets a $100,000 trip around the world.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mamdani also touted his work with the Department of Correction and committed to providing additional resources while delivering remarks to graduating recruits.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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His recruits include an opera singer and a zoo director.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Entrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrants. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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