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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
Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Reaching a lasting accommodation between Israelis and Palestinians remains a distant prospect.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In 2027, the company plans a prospecting mission to one of their target spots to analyze dirt samples.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But today, Brightline West’s prospects are much more doubtful.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Reaching a lasting accommodation between Israelis and Palestinians remains a distant prospect.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
Los Angeles Angels prospect Rio Foster was hospitalized after a vehicle crash early Friday morning, the team said.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In 2027, the company plans a prospecting mission to one of their target spots to analyze dirt samples.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospect
Noun
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Some visitors had a chance to see the historic birth unfold as guests had a partial view in the side yard of the okapi habitat next to the okapi barn, officials said, per The Sacramento Bee.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Observers have noted that many of these officials were missing from public view for several months.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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But over the weekend, the Japan Times reported that the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) planned to seek Komeito’s backing for a joint prime ministerial candidate.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dark matter candidates, like weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPS), might connect to light via intermediate particles such as the top quark and Higgs boson.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Islamabad is now more likely to consider Delhi’s growing friendliness with the Taliban to harm Pakistan’s interests a real possibility, regardless of Delhi’s actual intentions.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the possibility of a rookie second-rounder helping a hapless franchise to the bottom of the Play-In Tournament is too low stakes.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But there is growing anticipation inside and outside the club that the coming weeks could mark the onset of historic change at the Santiago Bernabeu.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fans, many dressed in the artist’s merchandise or girly pink outfits, hum with anticipation.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The researchers noted that torsional loading is not as strongly associated with injury risk as vertical loading, but future work may explore whether improved stroller design or posture cues could mitigate those twisting forces.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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While some diseases, like seasonal allergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases, are known to cause eosinophilia, or an abnormally high number of these cells, the role of eosinophilia in chronic pain hasn’t been well explored.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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Joining a Blue Jays rotation that appeared more built for the regular season slog, Bieber held playoff potential.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The researchers compared both configurations to test the vitamin’s catalytic performance and long-term potential.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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But in the limited engagement of October, every team is strong enough to upend expectations.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, big banks — bellwethers for economic activity — such as JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Goldman Sachs, beat earnings expectations, suggesting that fundamentals are still sound.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To find locations, search the Mega Millions website.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Among the detentions in which allegations have not stuck, masked agents pointed a gun at, pepper sprayed and punched a young man who had filmed them searching for his relative.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Prospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospect. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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