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
Shifts in the labor force The US unemployment rate can hold steady even the country adds fewer jobs than last year, economists say, noting more people aging out of the workforce, a rise in discouraged job seekers, a reduced flow of immigrants and rising deportations of workers.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Most contentiously, these rollbacks to Medicaid cuts would reverse restrictions that made immigrants who are generally present in the country legally, such as refugees and asylum-seekers, ineligible for Medicaid and ACA coverage.
—Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Young job seekers told CNBC that the difficulty of finding a job has brought up feelings of social isolation and self-doubt.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The researchers found a small increase in occupational dissimilarity compared to older graduates, which could reflect early AI effects but also could just as easily be attributed to labor market trends, including employers’ and job-seekers’ reactions to noise about AI replacing workers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
When Bluey is hiding, little giggles and clues help direct the seekers.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Requiring employer sponsorship also restricts the number of jobs available to visa-seekers, and the new fee is likely to limit that even further.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Each provides free or low-cost legal services, food, shelter, access to health care, and other essential services to immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
The airframe highlights low-altitude profiles, modularity for future seeker integration, and autonomy modes that reduce C2 exposure under jamming.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Most contentiously, these rollbacks to Medicaid cuts would reverse restrictions that made immigrants who are generally present in the country legally, such as refugees and asylum-seekers, ineligible for Medicaid and ACA coverage.
—Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Young job seekers told CNBC that the difficulty of finding a job has brought up feelings of social isolation and self-doubt.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The researchers found a small increase in occupational dissimilarity compared to older graduates, which could reflect early AI effects but also could just as easily be attributed to labor market trends, including employers’ and job-seekers’ reactions to noise about AI replacing workers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
When Bluey is hiding, little giggles and clues help direct the seekers.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Requiring employer sponsorship also restricts the number of jobs available to visa-seekers, and the new fee is likely to limit that even further.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Each provides free or low-cost legal services, food, shelter, access to health care, and other essential services to immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
The airframe highlights low-altitude profiles, modularity for future seeker integration, and autonomy modes that reduce C2 exposure under jamming.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeker
Noun
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In one of the videos, candidates are seen on the catwalk when the earthquake hits.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The right candidate will discuss their holistic approach to meeting your financial goals, rather than immediately pushing products.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Chiefs have retained CAA ICON to evaluate those applicants.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Kaufman said in the two years since October 7, the Federation has had an increase in applicants for jobs, despite the increase in anti-Jewish incidents throughout the country.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Seeker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeker. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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