: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
Examples of entrant in a Sentence
Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules.
new entrants into a highly competitive field
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The chilling effect on expression and innovation would be especially pronounced for new market entrants.
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Daryl Lim, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
Monitoring: Regulators should be monitoring the market and providing regulations as needed to help new entrants enter the market as well as preventing big players from buying up their competition and creating monopolies.
—Neven Dilkov, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
At a meet in Maine earlier this month, entrants alongside Schreiner included elementary and high school children and seniors.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
So here’s the full All-Weather List with the new entrants below.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
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Daryl Lim, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
Monitoring: Regulators should be monitoring the market and providing regulations as needed to help new entrants enter the market as well as preventing big players from buying up their competition and creating monopolies.
—Neven Dilkov, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
At a meet in Maine earlier this month, entrants alongside Schreiner included elementary and high school children and seniors.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
So here’s the full All-Weather List with the new entrants below.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entrant
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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