as in entry
a person who enters something (such as a competition)
Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules. There were thousands of new entrants into the competition.
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Recent Examples of entrant
Limited opening per screen averages remain challenged even as the studio wide release landscape surges, but there’s a promising new entrant this week in Friendship, the A24 comedy opening on six screens.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Meanwhile, newer entrants — including A24, Neon and Angel Studios — have reshaped the business by establishing themselves as fresh brands that mean something to their target audiences.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
With collaboration from Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, this competition challenges entrants to use AI to find and fix software vulnerabilities in massive real-world programs.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Using APIs – connections to banks that automatically provide access to their data – this enables a growing number of new entrants to SME lending to source the business transaction data of customers applying for loans.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Meanwhile, newer entrants — including A24, Neon and Angel Studios — have reshaped the business by establishing themselves as fresh brands that mean something to their target audiences.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
With collaboration from Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, this competition challenges entrants to use AI to find and fix software vulnerabilities in massive real-world programs.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Using APIs – connections to banks that automatically provide access to their data – this enables a growing number of new entrants to SME lending to source the business transaction data of customers applying for loans.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrant
Noun
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As for the boys, having double the number of entries isn’t that surprising as the section has three vaulters over 16-feet among the top 9 in the state.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Aid groups say that the territory’s 2 million residents are facing starvation, after Israel blocked the entry of humanitarian assistance for two months.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Hernandez beat out all other competitors in the triple jump, though the runner-up was also awarded 1st place under new rules established by the California Interscholastic Federation after Trump issued his threats.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Caron was used to seeing my fiery side, the fierce competitor, the demanding coach.—
Jim Calhoun with Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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In honor of the Calgary Stampede, an outdoor rodeo held there since 1912, and its pancake-breakfast tradition, the contestants have to cook a handheld pancake that the judges (and 50 diners!) can eat without utensils.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The 24-year-old influencer was announced as the second contestant for the upcoming season of the competitive dance series and stopped by Good Morning America on Thursday, May 22 to celebrate her casting.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Lee said she’s voiced this concern to Johnson before and suggested Asian American candidates for open positions, but they were not selected.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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If a spinal tap leads to a NPH diagnosis, a patient then becomes a candidate for a surgery called ventricular shunting, which effectively makes the tap permanent.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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That may still be true, but Forefront was most certainly at the forefront of FBI's finale, nearly pulling off a coup that would've put it (and the group's recruits inside the Bureau) at the head of the agency.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Organizations are forced to compete for top-tier recruits, and a lengthy search for the right person means key positions end up sitting vacant.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrant. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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