contestant
noun
con·tes·tant
kən-ˈte-stənt 
also ˈkän-ˌte-
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Examples of contestant in a Sentence
The contestant who catches the most fish wins.
The winning contestants will receive a cash prize.
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In the show, 1,000 contestants will compete for a $5 million prize, which believed to be the largest single cash prize ever in TV or streaming history.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Apr. 2024
As the Top 6 loomed, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie faced off Monday night in the Judge’s Song Contest, which saw the judges anonymously select songs for the Top 8 contestants to perform.
—USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Apr. 2024
As the Top 6 loomed, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie faced off Monday night in the Judge’s Song Contest, which saw the judges anonymously select songs for the Top 8 contestants to perform.
—USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Contestant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contestant. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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