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as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
a strong contender for the mayoral position
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as in competitor
one who strives for the same thing as another
several contenders competing for the title of the city's best Italian restaurant
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Recent Examples of contender
The series has been a success, topping Max’s rankings and growing its viewership each week while also emerging as a leading Emmy contender.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
McCann still held a double-digit lead over Aguirre going into the weekend, but both candidates were far ahead of the race’s five other contenders.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Masters Adjusted Odds After Round 1 Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from FanDuel and leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on prop bets and live betting.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Still, the Democratic contenders notched a symbolic victory when Valimont carried Escambia County — a longtime GOP stronghold in presidential elections — a rare blue dot in the ruby-red district.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
McCann still held a double-digit lead over Aguirre going into the weekend, but both candidates were far ahead of the race’s five other contenders.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Masters Adjusted Odds After Round 1 Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from FanDuel and leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on prop bets and live betting.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Still, the Democratic contenders notched a symbolic victory when Valimont carried Escambia County — a longtime GOP stronghold in presidential elections — a rare blue dot in the ruby-red district.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contender
Noun
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The firm often watches companies for many years before investing and has an extensive stable of impressive board candidates.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Cleveland Cavaliers moved on from him and hired Kenny Atkinson as head coach, but Bickerstaff remains a Coach of the Year candidate for resuscitating one of the NBA’s dormant franchises.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Apple is also facing risks from the ongoing Google antitrust lawsuit by the Department of Justice, with Google potentially impacting Apple’s services business, and continues to face questioning about its artificial intelligence strategy as compared to its competitors, Nispel said.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Lawyers for Meta told a federal judge on Monday that the social media company founded by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is not a monopoly, countering a landmark lawsuit brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission accusing the tech giant of gobbling up its competitors to corner the market.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Masked contestants in Season 13 include Honey Pot, Space Ranger, Cherry Blossom, Coral, Fuzzy Peas, Ant, Paparazzo, Griffin, Boogie Woogie, Pearl, Bat, Yorkie, Stud Muffin, Nessy and Mad Scientist Monster.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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One of Hudson's competitors will be trans model Isabelle St. Cyr. St. Cyr will be the first openly trans contestant in the pageant's history after previously winning the local Miss Monson USA pageant in the Maine town of Monson.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The 34-year-old right-back made his Milan debut on February 2 against city rivals Inter, playing every minute of the 1-1 draw.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Microchip and rivals such as ON Semiconductor, which soared 21.8% from its lows of the day, have slumped since the market peaked in February, despite semiconductors being excluded from the tariff increases, hurt by concern that the economy would slow and demand for chips would weaken.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Contender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contender. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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