participants

plural of participant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of participants Rappers Lucki and Playboi Carti were seen in videos posted to social media, though the cause of the fight and its participants remain unclear. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 The Associated Press spoke last week to participants and doctors at the health center where the trial is taking place in the eastern province of Ituri, the epicenter of the outbreak. — Constant Same Bagalwa, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 Couples who match through the program are offered vouchers for subsequent dates, access to follow-up activities tied to festivals around Seoul, as well as an online and offline community where participants can stay connected. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 The participants included Sergey Brin; Chris Larsen, of the cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs; and the venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Michael Moritz, the Standard’s main funder. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 But Gay and Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman, executive director of Child Care for CT, argued that eliminating Head Start’s longtime requirements would reduce the quality of care participants receive. — Maia Nehme, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 Just three other organizations had more players in the WBC, and only two had more participants from their 40-man rosters than the Royals — who had nine, and 14 overall. — Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026 Mariza and Geffrey Gordon are among a handful of participants selected to work one-on-one with a financial expert for CNN’s Savings Challenge. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 The Associated Press spoke this week to participants and doctors at the health center where the trial is taking place in the eastern province of Ituri, the epicenter of the outbreak. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for participants
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Opposing players could have their own grievances as well if they were found to have wrongly missed out on performance bonuses.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Getting a word with a small number of guesses is a source of pride for players.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Haunting at The Ridge has become spookier in its third year with more actors and a live stage show with the Cabaret Sinister.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The actors who work best are the ones who give themselves over to his sense of mischief and permissiveness.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Participants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participants. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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