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
Volunteers will receive guidance on how to create and review transcriptions; transcription work will take place on computers — participants are welcome to take their own laptop or tablet; participants at the Hempstead County Library in Hope are encouraged to do so.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
To help manage side effects, participants in the weight loss trial began with lower doses that were gradually increased over the first few weeks.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 June 2026
Statistics show that most participants are not taking advantage of the attractive advantages associated with HSAs.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
The latter might be initiated if a research institute is receiving large amounts of HHS funding to conduct studies with thousands or tens of thousands of participants but has reported very few instances of noncompliance.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
To help manage side effects, participants in the weight loss trial began with lower doses that were gradually increased over the first few weeks.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 June 2026
Statistics show that most participants are not taking advantage of the attractive advantages associated with HSAs.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
The latter might be initiated if a research institute is receiving large amounts of HHS funding to conduct studies with thousands or tens of thousands of participants but has reported very few instances of noncompliance.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for participant
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And in doing so, Gunther often lulls crowds into becoming sporting event spectators rather than the raucous participators that most other wrestlers try to draw out of them.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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The iXi trolley uses two cameras and GPS that’s pre-loaded with maps of more than 40,000 courses to autonomously steer itself, with players able to issue commands via hand gestures or voice control.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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It's been 13 years since that sequel, which shed nearly every major player from the original franchise's cast and crew and added fresh blood like Ashley Tisdale and Lindsay Lohan.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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“Participant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participant. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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