as in competitor
one who strives for the same thing as another
three contestants will compete on live TV for the cash prize
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Recent Examples of contestant
The season 18 contestant’s death was confirmed by his aunt Deidra DivaDoll Elkerson in a Tuesday, Feb. 25, Facebook post.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Each night features a headliner, a supporting artist, a comedian and an international song festival in folk and pop categories, where contestants compete every night for a winner in each.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
In the show, which launches on Crave in the Spring, contestants, each guarding a personal secret, enter an isolated cottage cut off from the outside world.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Specifically, the apparent similarities between a majority of the male contestants.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Each night features a headliner, a supporting artist, a comedian and an international song festival in folk and pop categories, where contestants compete every night for a winner in each.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
In the show, which launches on Crave in the Spring, contestants, each guarding a personal secret, enter an isolated cottage cut off from the outside world.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Specifically, the apparent similarities between a majority of the male contestants.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contestant
Noun
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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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The event, which included more than 90 competitors from sixth to eighth grade, brought together students from public and independent schools countywide at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA in San Diego.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Both should be Final Four favorites and national title contenders.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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This could be considered an important achievement for Byron, who also won the Daytona 500 this year, positioning himself as a strong Cup Series championship contender.—
Saajan Jogia,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 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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Trump’s rocky relationship with Zelensky goes back five years—to when Trump first held up military assistance Congress had authorized for Ukraine to coerce Zelensky into investigating his political rival Joe Biden.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Contestant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestant. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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