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
The Government Accountability Office found that participants in Ticket to Work earned more on average and were more likely to leave disability rolls than similar nonparticipants.
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French Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Meanwhile, Israel and Russia’s pavilions have generated widespread controversy, with politicians, artists, and even participants in Koyo Kouoh’s main exhibition urging the Biennale to exclude both nations from the show.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
The mural ceremony was held April 24 immediately after the school’s 50th annual district track meet, where Brown interacted with the participants and handed out ribbons.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Rather than taking large donations from wealthy philanthropists or corporations, the approach would be to raise small amounts of money from large numbers of participants.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Tens of thousands of offenders are released each year while their cases proceed in the court system, and hundreds are placed in the court’s GPS program (the sheriff’s electronic monitoring program is not accepting new participants).
—Silvana Tabares, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates, in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and other participants, are launching the inaugural Burgh Proud Challenge.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The inaugural Willy Chavarria Day celebrated middle- and high school-age children, including the Huron Middle School soccer team and participants from the Harris Farms Club, who played in a soccer tournament in uniforms provided by Adidas.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Bonaca suspects that the walking improvements seen in trial participants who took semaglutide were likely from anti-inflammatory mechanisms in the vascular endothelial muscles.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026
French Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Meanwhile, Israel and Russia’s pavilions have generated widespread controversy, with politicians, artists, and even participants in Koyo Kouoh’s main exhibition urging the Biennale to exclude both nations from the show.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
The mural ceremony was held April 24 immediately after the school’s 50th annual district track meet, where Brown interacted with the participants and handed out ribbons.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Rather than taking large donations from wealthy philanthropists or corporations, the approach would be to raise small amounts of money from large numbers of participants.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Tens of thousands of offenders are released each year while their cases proceed in the court system, and hundreds are placed in the court’s GPS program (the sheriff’s electronic monitoring program is not accepting new participants).
—Silvana Tabares, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates, in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and other participants, are launching the inaugural Burgh Proud Challenge.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The inaugural Willy Chavarria Day celebrated middle- and high school-age children, including the Huron Middle School soccer team and participants from the Harris Farms Club, who played in a soccer tournament in uniforms provided by Adidas.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Bonaca suspects that the walking improvements seen in trial participants who took semaglutide were likely from anti-inflammatory mechanisms in the vascular endothelial muscles.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 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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According to Hermès International’s executive vice president, manufacturing division and equity investments Guillaume de Seynes, there was on one hand exposure to China, which is yet to pick up strongly for luxury players.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Most players can finish a round of nine in less than two hours.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Josh is a skeptic who gets itchy whenever actors burst into song; Melissa is a believer who longs for a romance so transcendent that it can be expressed only in an airy glissando, opted up an octave.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some critics argue that the clean energy transition simply trades one dependency for another, shifting reliance from fossil fuels controlled by unstable actors to supply chains heavily concentrated in China.—
Jennifer Granholm,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Participants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participants. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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