QUALIFIERS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

qualifiers

noun

plural of qualifier

as in competitors

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Recent Examples of qualifiers For the first time in quite a while, the western and eastern Europe qualifiers have been merged into one super qualifier, featuring top teams from both regions. — Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

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Noun

The competitors are assessed, and if one is suspected, the driver is pulled from competition.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Starting at $1,999, the Duo is priced in line with competitors but lower than Wall Street expected.

— Jeff Marks,Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of competitors

Noun

The $4 million will be invested over the next three years in supporting new entrants and re-skilling mid-career professionals.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The energy apprenticeship pipeline only had 45,000 entrants in 2024, but really needs 65,000 professionals flowing in yearly to close the labor supply gap.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrants

Noun

Their final-third entries were almost identical across the five channels of the pitch, which helped Bukayo Saka (14), Martin Odegaard (15), Gabriel Jesus (11) and Gabriel Martinelli (15) all score more than 10 league goals each.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
According to construction paperwork filed in September, the garage will have entries on 25th Street, Ellis Avenue, and an alley south of Ellis Street, as well as 2,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of entries

Noun

The stakes are even higher for this year’s Dancing With the Stars contestants with a double elimination during season 35 premiere week.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
The season will run as a weekly series with an all-celebrity cast of 32 contestants, a step up from the show’s Japanese debut.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of contestants

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The person added that Fairshake has already spent more than $30 million on Democratic candidates this cycle.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
This strategy also helps employers get to know phenomenal candidates whose applications are going to accidentally be rejected by the ATS and AI systems.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of candidates

Noun

Patel was pressed on the FBI’s hiring standards The FBI quietly issued guidance this past spring lifting a categorical hiring ban on applicants who had previously engaged in prostitution.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The working paper also found reliance on the same few hiring algorithms could lead to applicants who are rejected from one employer also being rejected everywhere.

— Sarah Jackson Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of applicants

Noun

Fan-favorites are set to return, including the FlowRider surf simulator, the Crown’s Edge zip line and skywalk, Adrenaline Peak rock-climbing wall, Lost Dunes mini-golf course and sports courts.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
So plenty of shopping and old-town favorites such as the Loos American Bar, the high-stepping horses of the Spanish Riding School, the Albertina museum (but ask directions for the new Albertina Modern, a little further away).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of favorites

Noun

This year’s premiere should get a strong boost, as most of the country will get CBS coverage of a late afternoon match-up between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings, two contenders in the highly competitive NFC North.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Pizza has even sparked nationwide debates about which city has the best pie, with notable contenders being Chicago-style pizza and thin-crust New York pizza.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

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