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Recent Examples of noncandidate
Vote for a marginal party or write in our displeasure with a noncandidate?
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Jesse A. Myerson, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2020
Despite being a noncandidate, Mr. Brown seemed to make a shadow campaign swing this month.
—New York Times, 23 July 2019
The donation appears to be the largest noncandidate contribution ever given to a campaign.
—Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
Jesse A. Myerson, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2020
Despite being a noncandidate, Mr. Brown seemed to make a shadow campaign swing this month.
—New York Times, 23 July 2019
The donation appears to be the largest noncandidate contribution ever given to a campaign.
—Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncandidate
Noun
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In the race for city controller, incumbent Kenneth Mejia will battle it out against Zach Sokoloff, who is on sabbatical from his job as senior vice president of asset management at Hackman Capital Partners.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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That means there is no incumbent in the race for the 38th District.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Seftel’s is the probable awardee.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Holger Klinck directs the Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, another Bezos Earth Fund awardee.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The couple will join Shelby, along with other WCCO anchors and reporters Bill Carlson, Darcy Pohland and Mark Rosen as Hall of Fame as inductees.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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But the Hall makes the final decision on what cap an inductee wears on his plaque, and Montreal was chosen when Dawson was elected in 2010 in his ninth year on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Noncandidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncandidate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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