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Recent Examples of noncandidate
Vote for a marginal party or write in our displeasure with a noncandidate?
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Jesse A. Myerson, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2020
Despite being a noncandidate, Mr. Brown seemed to make a shadow campaign swing this month.
—New York Times, 23 July 2019
The donation appears to be the largest noncandidate contribution ever given to a campaign.
—Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
Jesse A. Myerson, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2020
Despite being a noncandidate, Mr. Brown seemed to make a shadow campaign swing this month.
—New York Times, 23 July 2019
The donation appears to be the largest noncandidate contribution ever given to a campaign.
—Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncandidate
Noun
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No-name candidates for governor could produce surprises Without an incumbent or any obvious frontrunners, the next race for Wisconsin governor is tailor made for the unexpected to emerge, Molly Beck and Lawrence Andrea report.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Kraft, at 58, may have been eighteen years older than Wu, but incumbent Wu had almost eighteen years more political and campaign experience than Kraft.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wesley Morgan taught physics, as well as a bilingual class for recent Spanish-speaking immigrants, and became a PAEMST awardee in 2023.—
Talia Milgrom-Elcott,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Three groups won parts of a $30 million grant to transform the design of RF chips using machine learning, but at least one awardee has gotten no word on when or whether the funding will flow.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2025
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Joan Jett is also a Rock Hall inductee.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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The duo was in the first class of inductees into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and frequently performed in the area until the pandemic hit in 2020.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Noncandidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncandidate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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