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
In The Masked Singer 2025 finale, only four contestants made it to the final episode with hopes of being crowned the winner: Pearl, Boogie Woogie, Mad Scientist, and Coral.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony, Grammy and Pulitzer-winning creator of Hamilton and Moana, will serve as the contestants’ mentor.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 6 May 2025
The sincerity keeps flowing through a vulnerable therapy discussion, where contestants candidly address jealousy, self-criticism, and repressed anger.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2025
Although the two patched things up, some of their fellow contestants (and fans) struggled to buy in.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony, Grammy and Pulitzer-winning creator of Hamilton and Moana, will serve as the contestants’ mentor.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 6 May 2025
The sincerity keeps flowing through a vulnerable therapy discussion, where contestants candidly address jealousy, self-criticism, and repressed anger.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2025
Although the two patched things up, some of their fellow contestants (and fans) struggled to buy in.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contestant
Noun
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Rather than developing models from the ground up, these organizations refine and enhance existing AI platforms with unique datasets that competitors lack.—
Dr. TJ Jiang,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Nvidia's competitors Broadcom, AMD, and Intel are so far absent from the NVLink Fusion ecosystem.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
Noun
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PDFs are usually uncontested contenders (much like Microsoft) but SVG files have seemingly come out of nowhere to take up a competitive share of malicious space.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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First, Roglič and stage contender Tom Pidcock crashed and suffered punctures with 50km remaining, leaving the pair out of contention for the win — and facing a desperate battle to even regain contact with the peloton.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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If Boasberg buys Meta's argument that TikTok is actually Meta's biggest rival—and not Snap or MeWe—Meta could have an easier time shutting down the case.—
Ashley Belanger – May 16,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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That was the worry among some of the Los Angeles Kings’ faithful – and a source of joy among fans of their rivals – as Holland was introduced as the Kings’ general manager on Thursday.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Contestant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestant. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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