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as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
a strong contender for the mayoral position
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as in competitor
one who strives for the same thing as another
several contenders competing for the title of the city's best Italian restaurant
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Recent Examples of contender
Both are well behind perennial state-title contender South Dade, which has 199 points.
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Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
The Seahawks will immediately be a contender for free agent quarterbacks like Sam Darnold, Aaron Rodgers and others searching for a new team.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
The Knicks now fall to 0-8 this season against legitimate championship contenders.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
The pressing question was whether Lucas, the 36-year-old son of former NBA star and coach John Lucas, would remain with the Blue Devils through the post-season, as the Blue Devils are a national title contender.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
The Seahawks will immediately be a contender for free agent quarterbacks like Sam Darnold, Aaron Rodgers and others searching for a new team.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
The Knicks now fall to 0-8 this season against legitimate championship contenders.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
The pressing question was whether Lucas, the 36-year-old son of former NBA star and coach John Lucas, would remain with the Blue Devils through the post-season, as the Blue Devils are a national title contender.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contender
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko Another high-profile candidate would be Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko who has also defied Zelensky on a few occasions throughout the war.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Dugin simultaneously advised the candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, who wanted to invade Ukraine and even go to war with NATO, to win back the Soviet Empire.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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In fact, research shows that companies putting talent at the heart of their business strategy achieve higher total shareholder returns than their competitors.—
Sherzod Odilov,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Plus, the restaurant category notoriously lacks brand loyalty — customers are just as happy to try out a competitor with a better deal or an enticing new menu option if their go-to restaurant’s options feel stale.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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What's happening: The Royal Sonesta asked me to be one of four contestants for Greasing of the Poles.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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So at the end of the day, the biggest challenge for us is to figure out whether a contestant is really genuine.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Six years later, Sea started Shopee in Singapore and has since become a regional e-commerce behemoth that now competes against rivals such as ByteDance’s TikTok and Alibaba.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Poilievre is Trudeau's rival and a favorite to become Canada's next leader, according to recent polls.—
Democrat-Gazette staff and wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Contender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contender. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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