as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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Recent Examples of applicant
Selected applicants will then enter a second phase that requires a business plan, architectural and engineering plans, and evidence of financial and organizational support, officials said.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Some stations may find monetary support as applicants for national pots of money, Rooney said, but most, and likely all, funding will come from local and regional entities.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
Axios reported that the school accepted less than 3% of applicants and that a third of the students are from Arkansas.
—James Powel, USA Today, 23 July 2025
In 2021, nursing schools turned away over 91,000 qualified applicants.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Some stations may find monetary support as applicants for national pots of money, Rooney said, but most, and likely all, funding will come from local and regional entities.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
Axios reported that the school accepted less than 3% of applicants and that a third of the students are from Arkansas.
—James Powel, USA Today, 23 July 2025
In 2021, nursing schools turned away over 91,000 qualified applicants.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicant
candidate
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The tribes noted that the result of the redistricting was that for the first time in 35 years, no Native American candidate was serving in the North Dakota Senate.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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Statistically, women are less likely to invest in digital assets and more likely to vote for candidates outside the Republican party.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicant. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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