as in participators
one who takes part in something
he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank
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Recent Examples of participants
Obama announced that plan, which eventually drew 30,000 participants, during his 2014 State of the Union.
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Furthermore, 55% of survey participants view the president's direction for the country as a change for the worse.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
Also a tradition among the members of the Catholic church during Lent, fish fries are a weekly meal enjoyed on Fridays during the lenten season while participants abstain from meat.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
At the end of ski season in mid- to late April, Snow on the Beach is a quirky event where participants don beachwear and sprint across the thawing lake at the foot of the slopes before the whole thing spills into a splash party.
—Claire Sibonney, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
The goal is to give participants a skill set, said Robert Biekman, program administrator at Bethel.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
McCollough and Hernandez headline a 14-member jury, whose participants include architects Minsuk Cho, Patricia Urquiola and Wang Shu; potter Magdalene Odundo; writer Deyan Sudjic; Metropolitan Museum curator Abraham Thomas, and Olivier Gabet, director of the Louvre’s art department.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
More diverse participants are also needed to confirm the results.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
At three and six months, researchers measured participants’ body compositions using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans.
—Julia Sullivan, Health, 23 Feb. 2026
Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Furthermore, 55% of survey participants view the president's direction for the country as a change for the worse.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
Also a tradition among the members of the Catholic church during Lent, fish fries are a weekly meal enjoyed on Fridays during the lenten season while participants abstain from meat.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
At the end of ski season in mid- to late April, Snow on the Beach is a quirky event where participants don beachwear and sprint across the thawing lake at the foot of the slopes before the whole thing spills into a splash party.
—Claire Sibonney, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
The goal is to give participants a skill set, said Robert Biekman, program administrator at Bethel.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
McCollough and Hernandez headline a 14-member jury, whose participants include architects Minsuk Cho, Patricia Urquiola and Wang Shu; potter Magdalene Odundo; writer Deyan Sudjic; Metropolitan Museum curator Abraham Thomas, and Olivier Gabet, director of the Louvre’s art department.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
More diverse participants are also needed to confirm the results.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
At three and six months, researchers measured participants’ body compositions using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans.
—Julia Sullivan, Health, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for participants
Noun
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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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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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If the Trailblazers keep finding so many players to deliver baskets, that’s tough to overcome.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Prior to showing the video, Zamani read out a list of musicians, artists, filmmakers and actors confirmed as having been killed in the crackdown as well as another half dozen arts and culture professionals who have been detained, requesting that that the audience applaud each of the names.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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The episode includes highlights from the screening and panel that brought together the six actors and singers — EJAE, Ji-young Yoo, Audrey Nuna, Arden Cho, May Hong and Rei Ami — for the first time to discuss how the Netflix-Sony Pictures hit has touched their hearts and changed their careers.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Participants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participants. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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