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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
Yet unlike that earlier era, many of the companies leading on AI are already giants, such as Microsoft and Google, while newer entrants such as Claude developer Anthropic are showing strong revenue growth.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The foundation that awarded the prize said that all entrants were required to confirm that their submission was their own work and not created with AI assistance.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 26 May 2026
Proportionality reforms targeted specifically at genuine small-cap new entrants have an empirical and economic logic.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
State economists have previously suggested the rise in unemployment isn’t simply about people losing their jobs, but about new entrants to the workforce taking longer to find work, while more people are retiring, leading to a shrinking of the overall labor pool.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026
That’s now the spot Kentucky is in, unless Mark Pope can sign one or two of the undecided NBA entrants who are also in the portal.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Last September, more than 16,000 students were named semifinalists for being the highest-scoring entrants from each state, with proportions based on each state’s total of graduating seniors.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The Virginia team was among 10 that made this week’s finals from 47 entrants.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2026
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The foundation that awarded the prize said that all entrants were required to confirm that their submission was their own work and not created with AI assistance.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 26 May 2026
Proportionality reforms targeted specifically at genuine small-cap new entrants have an empirical and economic logic.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
State economists have previously suggested the rise in unemployment isn’t simply about people losing their jobs, but about new entrants to the workforce taking longer to find work, while more people are retiring, leading to a shrinking of the overall labor pool.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026
That’s now the spot Kentucky is in, unless Mark Pope can sign one or two of the undecided NBA entrants who are also in the portal.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Last September, more than 16,000 students were named semifinalists for being the highest-scoring entrants from each state, with proportions based on each state’s total of graduating seniors.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The Virginia team was among 10 that made this week’s finals from 47 entrants.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrants
Noun
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All entries are judged blind by panels of beverage industry experts.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Following behind are new entries, including Astra Space, Rocket Family Augsburg, PLD Space, and Skyroot Aerospace that have yet to go online.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The company’s shares are down 16% year to date as investors worry its businesses are being eaten up by competitors and that Copilot’s user base leaves a lot to be desired.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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While data center hardware has historically been a boom/bust business, the bull case now is that HPE and its competitors have worked to reduce that cyclicality.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The Dodgers had Andy Pages, Kyle Tucker and Smith — none of whom were candidates to be pulled for a pinch-hitter — due up in the ninth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Gleason’s push to make political connections in Idaho, and beyond, appears to revolve around backing candidates who support legislation that helps advance the gold and silver sales and storage industries.—
Kevin Fixler
June 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Fans also noticed that the show didn’t tag any of its contestants’ Instagram handles in this year’s announcement and that comments are already restricted on the Islanders’ personal pages, leading to speculation that the show has put new social media safeguards in place to alleviate harassment.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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The pageant, for 14- to 20-year-old participants, held its fourth edition in early May with contestants from 21 countries.—
Sarah Moreno
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Noun
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In a sport where top recruits can choose between schools in Alaska, Arizona, New England and places in between, very little unites the college hockey world.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Georgia is set to host only nine official visitors over the next month who are ranked among the nation’s Top 100 recruits.—
Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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“Entrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrants. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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