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
The number of clicks per job opening increased by nearly 22% year over year, suggesting tougher odds for job seekers.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Earthy, moody colors cosset wellness-seekers in the treatment rooms, making way for organic cream hues in the diminutive swimming pool.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Instead of finding the American dream, refugees and asylum-seekers have been detained by ICE.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Job seekers aren't just competing with other applicants for roles.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Multiple videos from bystanders show a masked agent grabbing and pulling Franci Stagi across the street during a protest in October against the detention of three Colombian asylum-seekers in Durango, Colorado.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
On April 1, Boeing and the Pentagon announced a seven-year deal to increase production of its PAC-3 seekers for missiles.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
The missile uses a dual-mode seeker that combines semi-active laser guidance with millimeter-wave Doppler radar.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
The debate is split cleanly between thrill-seekers who see a bucket-list opportunity and skeptics who see a setup for a nature documentary gone wrong.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Earthy, moody colors cosset wellness-seekers in the treatment rooms, making way for organic cream hues in the diminutive swimming pool.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Instead of finding the American dream, refugees and asylum-seekers have been detained by ICE.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Job seekers aren't just competing with other applicants for roles.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Multiple videos from bystanders show a masked agent grabbing and pulling Franci Stagi across the street during a protest in October against the detention of three Colombian asylum-seekers in Durango, Colorado.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
On April 1, Boeing and the Pentagon announced a seven-year deal to increase production of its PAC-3 seekers for missiles.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
The missile uses a dual-mode seeker that combines semi-active laser guidance with millimeter-wave Doppler radar.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
The debate is split cleanly between thrill-seekers who see a bucket-list opportunity and skeptics who see a setup for a nature documentary gone wrong.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeker
Noun
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Steyer is among the candidates who will take part in a gubernatorial debate on Wednesday evening, to be shown on Nexstar stations and NewsNation.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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The rise of Bernie Sanders’ preferred Senate candidate in Michigan is frustrating moderates, delighting progressives, and testing the sway of Democratic leaders in a race that will likely determine the party’s shot at a Senate majority.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To qualify for the program, applicants must have an industrial site of at least 30 contiguous acres of land that is listed on the Arkansas Site Selection Database and that is owned or optioned by the applicant.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Cato report found that in all, total green card approvals under USCIS, the agency in charge of processing immigration benefits, had been cut in half for applicants from all countries.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Seeker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeker. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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