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
Affordable housing access in West Charlotte Freedom Communities will build 12 affordable rental units for workforce program participants.
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Chase Jordan
april 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Town leaders must now arrange a date for a meeting of summit participants.
—Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Market participants seem to be staying on the sidelines amid the uncertainty.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Her hospital has recently started a menopause support group led by doctors and, at the request of participants, an upcoming session will focus on helping women navigate through the marketing onslaught.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
The views of the art of directing provided by the participants in Nirenberg’s book are exquisitely detailed and tangy with emotional immediacy.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Since its debut, participants have raised over $15 million from VCs for apps subsequently used by millions of verified users.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Almost half of participants hit snooze on more than 80 percent of days, with heavy snoozers spending an average of 20 extra minutes in bed each morning.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
After the reading, participants can explore the museum.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Chase Jordan
april 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Town leaders must now arrange a date for a meeting of summit participants.
—Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Market participants seem to be staying on the sidelines amid the uncertainty.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Her hospital has recently started a menopause support group led by doctors and, at the request of participants, an upcoming session will focus on helping women navigate through the marketing onslaught.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
The views of the art of directing provided by the participants in Nirenberg’s book are exquisitely detailed and tangy with emotional immediacy.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Since its debut, participants have raised over $15 million from VCs for apps subsequently used by millions of verified users.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Almost half of participants hit snooze on more than 80 percent of days, with heavy snoozers spending an average of 20 extra minutes in bed each morning.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
After the reading, participants can explore the museum.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 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
Noun
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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,
4 Apr. 2026
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The rematch was more like a wrestling match, players hitting the floor and coaches screaming for fouls that weren’t called – just like in the South Carolina-UConn game.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In addition to wandering tourists, expect to see theater crew, set designers, actors, and matronly sensei in pastel kimonos and big, pinned up hairdos haunting the vicinity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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McClarnon joined other actors in a group called the American Indian Registry for the Performing Arts, where casting agents would come to find Native talent.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Participants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participants. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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