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
Invite job seekers to speak directly with members of your team.
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Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in March 2021, which deployed the Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety to the border, arresting asylum seekers who were legally entitled to seek protection.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Wala said that framing enables the government to treat migrants and asylum seekers as enemy combatants.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The two unnamed asylum seekers who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit are a Sahrawi man — part of an ethnic group indigenous to Western Sahara — who was arrested in June, and a Colombian man arrested in late May.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Job seekers wait in line to speak with representatives from the Universal Orlando Resort during a job fair at the Orange County Fairgrounds, Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Orlando, Florida.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Travel company Travelbag determined the best global vacation destinations for serenity seekers, based on factors like noise and light pollution, the number and quality of green spaces, and the local congestion levels.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 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
Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in March 2021, which deployed the Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety to the border, arresting asylum seekers who were legally entitled to seek protection.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Wala said that framing enables the government to treat migrants and asylum seekers as enemy combatants.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The two unnamed asylum seekers who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit are a Sahrawi man — part of an ethnic group indigenous to Western Sahara — who was arrested in June, and a Colombian man arrested in late May.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Job seekers wait in line to speak with representatives from the Universal Orlando Resort during a job fair at the Orange County Fairgrounds, Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Orlando, Florida.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Travel company Travelbag determined the best global vacation destinations for serenity seekers, based on factors like noise and light pollution, the number and quality of green spaces, and the local congestion levels.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seekers
Noun
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When the cooperation agreement expired, however, Biglari immediately returned to his old ways, announcing his intention to nominate five candidates to Cracker Barrel’s board.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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With Petro’s term coming to an end next year and the leader not up for reelection, candidates may seek to rile up anti-American sentiment in the country or to appeal to Trump by campaigning for a tougher approach.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eighty-nine applicants from thirty-seven countries received their certificates of citizenship.—
Toby Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the time, applicants were required to take four to six hours of classroom instruction on firearm safety and laws.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet Harris lingers near the top of the 2028 Democratic presidential contenders in most polling because the party lacks viable alternatives with comparable name identification.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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With seven races remaining in the Xfinity Series season, Eckes is ready to play spoiler and steal a victory from one of the playoff contenders.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Seekers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seekers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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