ENTRANTS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

entrants

noun

plural of entrant

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a person who enters something (such as a competition) Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules. There were thousands of new entrants into the competition.

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Recent Examples of entrants Lining up Saturday morning, entrants will compete either the 5K, 10K, half or full marathon races. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 First Proof’s rules require any entrants to be openly available, so OpenAI’s blockbuster new model was excluded. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 None of the entrants even finished that race, but, a year later, five vehicles completed a follow-up. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Over the years, competition has built from new entrants to the luxury hotel market in Como, but its hold on guests might have something to do with the Buchers’ attention to service. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 The private-label gap tends to close quickly, and early entrants often undercut the brand that proved the category. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026 Like that vaunted executive dining room, a sense of exclusivity will set all three of the new entrants apart. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026 Michael added that the entertainment industry as a whole is becoming more diversified, with retail entrants such as Gap and Mattel’s Barbie, which are also helping to support the economics of the sector. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 The $55 billion category now includes microbiome entrants such as a prebiotic toothpaste personalized to the bacteria in a customer’s mouth, according to Fitt Insider. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The songs on Purdy also have the tone of journal entries, detailing haggard trips to the grocery store, daydreams about his young daughters’ glamorous adult lives, and observations about the banality of oppression.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Five entries appearing in the notice refer to variations of his name and identify the same individual.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of entries

Noun

Erik Shirai cinematically captures the spectacle of strength that is the world of professional sumo wrestling, and shines a rare spotlight on the secrecy of the sport and its formidable competitors.

— Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The fifth-highest payroll, the Toronto Blue Jays – seen as serious competitors for the AL East title – saw their season end before October.

— Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of competitors

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Across its 35-season tenure, Dancing With the Stars has only had one All-Star season full of returning contestants.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
This year, correspondent Luke Burbank attended the 65th annual competition, in which contestants were of a particularly slimy variety.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of contestants

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The attack wounded an additional 200 recruits at the military camp in the southern province of Shabwa, the provincial government there said.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
In the background, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is on-going, and the military is scrambling for recruits.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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