as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
predicted a tough year for summer job seekers
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Recent Examples of seeker
In-demand job seekers and top employees are still evaluating opportunities through a larger lens that includes pay, flexibility, growth, company reputation and stability.
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Anthony Donnarumma, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
There’ll be bits of the media, the right-wing press, for instance, who will have already put in some hard work stigmatizing asylum seekers or other groups of immigrants.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Among the most contentious issues that has divided EU countries was sharing responsibility for asylum seekers, especially in times of crisis.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Potential asylum seekers had no proper access to legal advice, and some people were held for weeks, much longer than the three days that the law allowed.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
In another, a judge mulling permanent restrictions on ICE’s operations in the building last year deemed the agency’s detention of asylum seekers inhumane.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
On July 2, 1881, President Garfield was shot at a railroad station in the Nation’s Capital by a disturbed political office seeker Two-and-a-half months later, President Garfield passed away.
—New York Times, 11 June 2026
Philadelphia’s vagrancy docket is full of examples of freedom seekers who were apprehended almost immediately.
—Carolyn Zola, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
The day after airing on NBC, episodes will also be available to stream on-demand on Peacock, and while the streamer doesn’t offer a free trial directly, deal seekers can enjoy free Peacock access through partner subscriptions, including DirecTV and Instacart+ — more on each option below.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Anthony Donnarumma, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
There’ll be bits of the media, the right-wing press, for instance, who will have already put in some hard work stigmatizing asylum seekers or other groups of immigrants.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Among the most contentious issues that has divided EU countries was sharing responsibility for asylum seekers, especially in times of crisis.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Potential asylum seekers had no proper access to legal advice, and some people were held for weeks, much longer than the three days that the law allowed.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
In another, a judge mulling permanent restrictions on ICE’s operations in the building last year deemed the agency’s detention of asylum seekers inhumane.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
On July 2, 1881, President Garfield was shot at a railroad station in the Nation’s Capital by a disturbed political office seeker Two-and-a-half months later, President Garfield passed away.
—New York Times, 11 June 2026
Philadelphia’s vagrancy docket is full of examples of freedom seekers who were apprehended almost immediately.
—Carolyn Zola, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
The day after airing on NBC, episodes will also be available to stream on-demand on Peacock, and while the streamer doesn’t offer a free trial directly, deal seekers can enjoy free Peacock access through partner subscriptions, including DirecTV and Instacart+ — more on each option below.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeker
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The results will ease the concerns of some Democrats who worried about the possibility of a runoff between Kiley and Republican candidate Michael Stansfield, who was in second place until Friday.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Leading up to the election, for instance, the progressive first-time candidate was leading by as much as 66 percentage points in a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll released in May.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Ascent applicants and borrowers that agree to the AscentUP Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, as well as students associated with an Ascent parent loan application, have access to the AscentUP platform.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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In major cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco, eligible applicants can receive thousands of dollars in financial assistance on unpaid rent, mortgage, and sometimes future rent.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
9 June 2026
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“Seeker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeker. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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