seekers

noun

plural of seeker
as in candidates
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award predicted a tough year for summer job seekers

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Recent Examples of seekers Adventure seekers should make time for Xplor’s zip lines and underground cave system, while Xenses provides a playful take on nature complete with optical illusions. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026 Rather than expanding the number of apprenticeship seats, pre-apprenticeship programs are training job seekers to wait in line. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The park features a slew of both family-friendly attractions and those designed especially for thrill seekers. — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 Residents there have overwhelmingly opposed the British government's plan to house male asylum seekers at the site about a mile away, on a Ministry of Defense property. — Simon Ellery, CBS News, 30 July 2026 What's the impact of immigration crackdowns and deportations of refugees and asylum seekers on the economy? — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 July 2026 As a result, more asylum seekers are expected to be denied legal permission to stay in the country. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 30 July 2026 Many are asylum seekers or are in the country with temporary and precarious work visas. — Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2026 What began as a meme soon transformed into a nationwide protest movement, uniting students and young job seekers around demands for accountability, opportunity, and systemic reform. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
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  1. candidates
  2. applicants
  3. contenders
Noun
  • The commission now appears poised to rule next month that the Georgia Republican Assembly and its affiliated political action committee failed to property disclose more than $187,000 in spending to support numerous candidates in recent years.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Stevens benefited from tens of millions of dollars in outside spending, including the largest investment in a race ever from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which supports pro-Israel candidates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of candidates
Noun
  • Neurodivergent applicants may struggle to communicate effectively in an interview but outperform their peers in the actual job.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
  • Previously, applicants were to be reviewed by a screening committee to suggest top applicants to the superintendent’s leadership team, who then sent a recommendation for filling the position.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of applicants
Noun
  • Once the world of soccer is no longer in the immediate wake of the equity venture controversy, more contenders could emerge.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Stanek has spent enough time around the league to understand why contenders value experienced bullpen arms on short-term contracts and the Cardinals might have originally picked him up with the hopes of moving him at this point.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of contenders

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