participants

plural of participant

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Recent Examples of participants Misperception of these operations raises potential risk to both the United States and participants in the Program. Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 As such, the study's primary endpoint will assess how participants feel after 12 months. New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026 One hundred participants were presented with a series of images showcasing the airport runways, and their visual engagement was measured using eye-tracking technology to determine the most captivating landings. Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 Many of the techniques that had been used in previous studies to trigger lucid dreaming involved weeks of training for the participants ahead of time. Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026 Out of 88 trial participants, there were no adverse effects and good gastrointestinal tolerability for the daily pill, the company told STAT’s Elizabeth Cooney. Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026 The estimates are based on telephone interviews with more than 2,000 participants. Cole Reynolds, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026 The Sundance Film Festival will give University of Colorado Boulder students discounted festival tickets, free on-campus screenings, and student-only conversations with filmmakers and participants as part of its move from Utah to Boulder. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Over time, all of those things can help participants overcome fears of falling. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 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
  • Are young players making a case for inclusion through their pre-season form?
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And high costs and risky conditions along the route had already complicated Putin’s vision – even before Russia’s war against Ukraine drove international players from its Arctic territory.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Male actors seem to be given more leeway than female stars to display bigger personalities without the public turning on them.
    David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And while some nights are replacing reruns of other shows, that means lower residuals for creatives, with broadcast reruns usually paying out the largest amounts for writers, actors and others involved.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Participants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participants. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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