as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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Recent Examples of applicant
Another Newsweek story covered a Gen Z job applicant that decided to walk out of an interview after he was asked a question about his father's workplace.
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Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Altogether, prosecutors alleged that defendants filed petitions seeking more than 71,000 H-2A visas, leading to thousands of applicants getting approved when there was no legitimate job for them.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Agencies often report only a small fraction of applicants make it through the first round of screening, and fewer than that finish probation.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
About 40% of applicants are currently from the US.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Altogether, prosecutors alleged that defendants filed petitions seeking more than 71,000 H-2A visas, leading to thousands of applicants getting approved when there was no legitimate job for them.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Agencies often report only a small fraction of applicants make it through the first round of screening, and fewer than that finish probation.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
About 40% of applicants are currently from the US.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicant
candidate
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Polls of job approval are routinely used by political strategists to assess the public's appetite for change and can affect fundraising, candidate recruitment and messaging heading into midterm contests.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The sixth woman of the year candidate has scored 24, 21, and 18 points in the last three games against the Valkyries and has routinely been the spark plug for Minnesota in stopping the Golden State’s runs.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicant. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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