as in participator
one who takes part in something
he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank
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Recent Examples of participant
Critics counter that the biggest beneficiary of this rule change will be the companies that offer them, not plan participants.
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Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Under the pilot, participants were paid by the districts to work as aides in schools while completing coursework for their teaching licenses.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Step 3 After the energy audit is complete, Boyd said the program will select participants to move on to the construction phase.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Today’s consumers are no longer passive recipients—they’re active participants in their brand journey.
—Teja Chekuri, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Under the pilot, participants were paid by the districts to work as aides in schools while completing coursework for their teaching licenses.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Step 3 After the energy audit is complete, Boyd said the program will select participants to move on to the construction phase.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Today’s consumers are no longer passive recipients—they’re active participants in their brand journey.
—Teja Chekuri, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for participant
player
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She’s been booed in stadiums, joked at by mainstream media, and roasted online to the extent that both the NFL and high-profile players have publicly defended her right to attend.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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After the United States won the men’s basketball gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, the players wore warm-up suits to the podium.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Participant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participant. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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