as in applicants
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
each candidate for town council was allowed to speak at the candidates' forum
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Recent Examples of candidates
There were 4,183 ballots cast in the Kings/Ducks voting, and four candidates received at least 75% of the vote.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2026
His youngest daughter is now among the six candidates in the special election that will decide who finishes his term.
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Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
6 July 2026
DeSantis also took shots at the Republican Party of Florida’s decision to set a high bar for candidates to qualify for a GOP gubernatorial primary debate — criteria that would only allow Donalds on the stage at the party’s annual summit.
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Romy Ellenbogen Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 July 2026
While these victories may not matter in deep-blue districts, Liasson says some Democrats are worried that swing states and districts could be nominating candidates who are too far left to win.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
6 July 2026
Al Gore and Joseph Lieberman, senator from Connecticut, as the Democratic candidates for president and vice president of the United States.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 July 2026
The candidates who are winning jobs right now aren’t the ones who fear AI.
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Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2026
Carr’s equal time threats have also influenced which candidates appear on late night talk shows on CBS, NBC, and ABC.
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Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 July 2026
Rather than replacing traditional physics calculations, the machine learning system acts as a filter, allowing researchers to focus computational resources on the most promising candidates.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2026
His youngest daughter is now among the six candidates in the special election that will decide who finishes his term.
—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
6 July 2026
DeSantis also took shots at the Republican Party of Florida’s decision to set a high bar for candidates to qualify for a GOP gubernatorial primary debate — criteria that would only allow Donalds on the stage at the party’s annual summit.
—
Romy Ellenbogen Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 July 2026
While these victories may not matter in deep-blue districts, Liasson says some Democrats are worried that swing states and districts could be nominating candidates who are too far left to win.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
6 July 2026
Al Gore and Joseph Lieberman, senator from Connecticut, as the Democratic candidates for president and vice president of the United States.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 July 2026
The candidates who are winning jobs right now aren’t the ones who fear AI.
—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2026
Carr’s equal time threats have also influenced which candidates appear on late night talk shows on CBS, NBC, and ABC.
—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 July 2026
Rather than replacing traditional physics calculations, the machine learning system acts as a filter, allowing researchers to focus computational resources on the most promising candidates.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candidates
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North Natomas Jibe also provides a $600 vanpool subsidy per vehicle for eligible applicants.
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Candidates arrive with context about the role and the culture that cold applicants rarely have.
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Such has been such a dramatic overhaul in the conference that the Heat at one moment can be viewed as contenders for the NBA Finals and at another the perception quite reasonably can be … right back in the play-in pool.
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Elsewhere, general classification contenders Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) all produced good performances to stay within 40 seconds of the leading pair.
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Politics has also centered on this road where presidents and presidential hopefuls have made key campaign stops and policy rollouts.
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Hawks hopefuls like Sacha Boisvert, John Mustard, Mason West and others will be active this week for the development camp.
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“Candidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candidates. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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