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
Its steep, meandering streets form a patchwork quilt filled with artists, spiritual seekers, motorcyclists, weekend wanderers, and retirees, each adding their own thread to the fabric.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
For decades, Ibiza has been drawing free spirits, New Age wellness seekers, and party people who keep its clubs pulsing until dawn.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
However, the Fed’s incremental approach is unlikely to yield major improvement for job seekers, Hamrick said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Although the unemployment rate is still pretty low on a historical basis, job seekers are having a tougher time of it, and that includes everyone from high-school dropouts to recent college graduates.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Employers aren't hiring much, so workers are stuck job-hugging, clinging to their current jobs because the market isn't favorable to job seekers.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Scammers are taking advantage of job seekers, especially those looking for quick, part-time or low-barrier ways to make money.
—Jan Diaz, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
This boutique resort from Cape & Kantary Hotels is the antithesis of mainstream Koh Samui (and a popular hotel for the Mr & Mrs Smith hotel seekers).
—Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The majority of asylum-seekers come from Syria, Iraq, and Turkey.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
For decades, Ibiza has been drawing free spirits, New Age wellness seekers, and party people who keep its clubs pulsing until dawn.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
However, the Fed’s incremental approach is unlikely to yield major improvement for job seekers, Hamrick said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Although the unemployment rate is still pretty low on a historical basis, job seekers are having a tougher time of it, and that includes everyone from high-school dropouts to recent college graduates.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Employers aren't hiring much, so workers are stuck job-hugging, clinging to their current jobs because the market isn't favorable to job seekers.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Scammers are taking advantage of job seekers, especially those looking for quick, part-time or low-barrier ways to make money.
—Jan Diaz, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
This boutique resort from Cape & Kantary Hotels is the antithesis of mainstream Koh Samui (and a popular hotel for the Mr & Mrs Smith hotel seekers).
—Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The majority of asylum-seekers come from Syria, Iraq, and Turkey.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seekers
Noun
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Republican candidates for governor say yes, but another likely candidate declined to say.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Europe is a bit more competitive; the median acceptance rate stands at just 53%, and 46% of candidates identified as women.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For applicants, this begins with ensuring current compliance by filing all required returns, paying any outstanding liabilities, and meeting foreign asset and accounts information reporting obligations.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The applicants also include Black Arts MKE, Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, Optimist Theatre, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and Woodland Pattern Book Center.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two great offenses, two really strong defenses, past two league MVPs in Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, and two top-tier Super Bowl contenders in a rematch of last year’s divsional playoff game won by the Bills, 27-25, in snowy Buffalo.—
Greg Cote
September 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Philly is likely to put together another terrific year but there are an ample number of contenders for their championship.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Seekers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seekers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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