PROBATIONERS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

probationers

noun

plural of probationer

as in candidates

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Noun

Meanwhile, outside the five districts that Democrats hope to switch, there are safely Democratic districts where progressive candidates are jousting with mainstream rivals, a subset of the national party’s ideological conflict.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Two possible Democratic 2028 presidential candidates — ex-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rahm Emanuel, an ex-Chicago mayor who was President Barack Obama’s first White House chief of staff — have campaigned with Powell.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of candidates

Noun

To date, astronomers have found more than 6,300 of these alien worlds orbiting other stars, with new entrants to our exoplanetary catalogs arriving practically every day.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
The real test will come as some of the new Hollywood entrants to the vertical space really get going with their more polished releases.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrants

Noun

And whenever this season ends, even if that’s after a 16-game run to the national championship game, this crop of recruits might play the least of any Freeman first-year haul.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
See top recruits, productive returners, underrated gems and more.

— Charles Baggarly August 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruits

Noun

And how much of a team’s ranking is based on program history versus the number of returning starters — or perhaps the impact of portal recruits and/or true freshmen?

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Had these players returned to campus, some, the NCAA noted, might have taken roster spots or at least playing time from freshmen and incoming transfers who are younger, less experienced and, in some cases, not as physically developed.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of freshmen

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An aurora photographer who spoke to National Geographic offered tips for novices trying to take photos of the phenomenon, including would-be photographers who only have access to a smartphone camera.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The music industry has been wrestling with the pros and cons of the new technology that allows musical novices to create professional-sounding songs in seconds.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of novices

Noun

His opportunity came through the new DC Tech Hub, where Accenture welcomed a cohort of 50 cybersecurity apprentices.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
With the money, the museum is able to sustain, among other things, an internship program for teaching apprentices and a speaker series.

— News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of apprentices

Noun

Thailand has submitted films for the category since 1984 and has sent 33 entries in total without once reaching the nominations stage.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Siniaková and Patten, along with a clutch of other top doubles teams, had to come through qualifying, because main-draw entries were allocated by combined singles ranking.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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