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as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
a good prospect for the position of auditor
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as in possibility
something that can develop or become actual
one highly desirable prospect for the city is a major-league franchise
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as in anticipation
the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence
the prospect of a quiet, restful Sunday ended when our basement flooded
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Recent Examples of prospect
Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
The Carolina Panthers’ scouting department was out in full force in Frisco, Texas this past weekend, as the East-West Shrine Bowl practices put a notable spotlight on several talented draft prospects.
—Mike Kaye
january 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Ahead of first pitch, Royals prospects David Shields and Carson Roccaforte were among those dressed in luxury suits to receive their organizational awards.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Carter, the club’s former top prospect and postseason hero, has yet to complete a season sans interruptions in his first two full years of big league baseball.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
The Carolina Panthers’ scouting department was out in full force in Frisco, Texas this past weekend, as the East-West Shrine Bowl practices put a notable spotlight on several talented draft prospects.
—Mike Kaye
january 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
The goal is to advance prospecting for, extracting, and returning to Earth He-3.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Ahead of first pitch, Royals prospects David Shields and Carson Roccaforte were among those dressed in luxury suits to receive their organizational awards.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospect
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In Tomei’s view, metals such as gold and silver increasingly serve as a parking place for that capital, not because fundamentals have dramatically changed, but because liquidity needs a home.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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An aerial view of Copacabana Beach and Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one of the best places to travel in 2026.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's list of candidates won the largest share of seats in November's parliamentary elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even if Maliki is ultimately dropped, Iran will simply nominate another candidate who is secretly acceptable to Washington.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In June 2023, OpenAI’s Sam Altman dismissed the possibility that a small team with $10 million could build a competitive large language model.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The growing awareness that, even in mild COVID cases, the possibility exists for longer-term, often undetected organ damage also warrants more examination, researchers say.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tesoro beat Dana Hills by 29 points in its first matchup against the Dolphins, but the Titans aren’t overlooking Dana Hills in anticipation for its big game against San Clemente.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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There’s a lot of yearning and anticipation growing throughout part one between Sophie and Benedict.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Want to explore the moon's ancient surface for yourself?—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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That work became the foundation for the smartwatch system now being explored with families.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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But high-resolution Surveying—gathering exhaustive and detailed information about a very narrow topic—is the key to unlocking the learning potential of imitation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Senior executives speak openly about the potential for better customer experience, better products, and fundamentally new business models enabled by AI.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Consumer expectations are accelerating.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Researchers examined containment, shielding, and redundancy measures to ensure compliance with strict safety expectations for civilian nuclear applications.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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There’s an urge to reconnect with our heritage, and people are undertaking ancestry pilgrimages, combining boots-on-the-ground investigation into family trees and searching for documents in town halls, with discovering the places our ancestors used to call home.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching).—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Prospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospect. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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