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
Rebekah Wolf, an attorney with the American Immigration Council, has been providing free legal services to asylum seekers for over a decade.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 June 2026
The law ended eligibility for legal refugees and asylum seekers.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 June 2026
And while Europe accepted large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers more than a decade ago, most countries have tightened their borders since.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Tough news for NoDa caffeine seekers.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Members of the Swallow Cliff Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution were treated to a presentation by historian Larry McClellan on the freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad in Illinois.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
By 1960, as Black voters and office-seekers continued to endure poll taxes and brutal violence in the Jim Crow South, the English-literacy test in New York affected mainly Puerto Ricans, then the city’s poorest ethnic group.
—Robert Polner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
In-demand job seekers and top employees are still evaluating opportunities through a larger lens that includes pay, flexibility, growth, company reputation and stability.
—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
Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 June 2026
The law ended eligibility for legal refugees and asylum seekers.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 June 2026
And while Europe accepted large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers more than a decade ago, most countries have tightened their borders since.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Tough news for NoDa caffeine seekers.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Members of the Swallow Cliff Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution were treated to a presentation by historian Larry McClellan on the freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad in Illinois.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
By 1960, as Black voters and office-seekers continued to endure poll taxes and brutal violence in the Jim Crow South, the English-literacy test in New York affected mainly Puerto Ricans, then the city’s poorest ethnic group.
—Robert Polner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
In-demand job seekers and top employees are still evaluating opportunities through a larger lens that includes pay, flexibility, growth, company reputation and stability.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seekers
Noun
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The mayor is banking on his popularity with working class New Yorkers and his antipathy towards Israel to put his candidates over the top.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Part of it is Republican candidates trying to appease independent voters.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Some states have argued that requiring applicants to provide documentary proof of their citizenship could pose a significant barrier to voting because several forms of government ID don't include citizenship information, and many Americans don't have passports.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
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The attorneys general challenged several of its directives, including a provision that required state and local officials to collect proof of citizenship from vote-by-mail applicants.—
Haley Parsley
June 24,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Noun
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The former Atlanta Braves prospect has accumulated parts of eight major-league seasons while pitching for multiple organizations, giving him valuable experience that contenders often seek during the long grind of a season.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The final contenders include Norway’s AF Gruppen, France’s Eiffage Génie Civil, and a joint venture between Sweden’s Skanska and Norway’s Vassbakk & Stol.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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“Seekers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seekers. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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