Contender
noun
A person or group competing with others to achieve something.
She is a strong contender for the director's position in the company.
Often appears as...
- a strong contender
- a serious contender
noun
In sports, a person or team likely to compete strongly.
The team is viewed as a key contender for the championship title.
Often appears as...
- championship contender
- title contender
noun
A person or group competing with others to achieve something.
She is a strong contender for the director's position in the company.
Often appears as...
- a strong contender
- a serious contender
noun
In sports, a person or team likely to compete strongly.
The team is viewed as a key contender for the championship title.
Often appears as...
- championship contender
- title contender
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Used when discussing job candidates, election competitors, or any rivalry in achievement.
With her expertise, she's a top contender for the promotion.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Guaranteed
'Contender' suggests potential but doesn't guarantee success or winning.
Despite being a contender, he didn't win the award.
Pro Tip 3/3Focus on Opposition
Emphasizes competition against other rivals, not just individual aspirations.
She's a strong contender against a field of experienced candidates.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Used when discussing job candidates, election competitors, or any rivalry in achievement.
With her expertise, she's a top contender for the promotion.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Guaranteed
'Contender' suggests potential but doesn't guarantee success or winning.
Despite being a contender, he didn't win the award.
Pro Tip 3/3Focus on Opposition
Emphasizes competition against other rivals, not just individual aspirations.
She's a strong contender against a field of experienced candidates.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Used when discussing job candidates, election competitors, or any rivalry in achievement.
With her expertise, she's a top contender for the promotion.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Guaranteed
'Contender' suggests potential but doesn't guarantee success or winning.
Despite being a contender, he didn't win the award.
Pro Tip 3/3Focus on Opposition
Emphasizes competition against other rivals, not just individual aspirations.
She's a strong contender against a field of experienced candidates.
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Comics that ask "what...
of offline storage in tape drives, which it turns out Google is about the world's largest consumer of. So I came up with this estimate, and this is a staggering amount of data. It's quite a bit more than any other organization in the world has, as far as we know. There's a couple of other contenders,
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It's time for women to...
but it also allowed us to innovate and do politics differently. We ran a positive campaign, and we probably changed the tone of the election for others by doing that. It may be the reason why I had less airtime on TV, because I wanted to show other contenders respect.
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What if a US presidential...
that is most important for the health and the well-being of our nation. It's that speech, you know, when a presidential contender gives, it's after the advisers come and the media tells them, "Look, you're not going to get enough votes
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What is the rarest color...
only appearing red at some angles of illumination and observation. This gives us two contenders for nature’s rarest absorption-based matte blues and structural iridescent reds. Between these two, structural reds are much rarer.
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Young Fat Female PIPE...
sharks up we're ready let's go yeah he's fine he's just down there swimming normal just bigger fish swimming down there deeper their unique approach is to use weight and momentum to swing the shark from the contender on to the
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How the world’s tallest...
By the end of the 20th century, the race to build the world's tallest skyscraper grinded to a halt. Each new contender was only slightly taller than the one before,
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Attenborough: the...
What bird has the most elaborate, the most complex, the most beautiful song in the world? I guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them.
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Sir David Attenborough...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world and i guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them
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10 TOP Natural History...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world i guess there are lots of contenders but
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Why the best hire might...
I say choose the underestimated contender, whose secret weapons are passion and purpose. Hire the Scrapper.
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Comics that ask "what...
of offline storage in tape drives, which it turns out Google is about the world's largest consumer of. So I came up with this estimate, and this is a staggering amount of data. It's quite a bit more than any other organization in the world has, as far as we know. There's a couple of other contenders,
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It's time for women to...
but it also allowed us to innovate and do politics differently. We ran a positive campaign, and we probably changed the tone of the election for others by doing that. It may be the reason why I had less airtime on TV, because I wanted to show other contenders respect.
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What if a US presidential...
that is most important for the health and the well-being of our nation. It's that speech, you know, when a presidential contender gives, it's after the advisers come and the media tells them, "Look, you're not going to get enough votes
Video examples
What is the rarest color...
only appearing red at some angles of illumination and observation. This gives us two contenders for nature’s rarest absorption-based matte blues and structural iridescent reds. Between these two, structural reds are much rarer.
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Young Fat Female PIPE...
sharks up we're ready let's go yeah he's fine he's just down there swimming normal just bigger fish swimming down there deeper their unique approach is to use weight and momentum to swing the shark from the contender on to the
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How the world’s tallest...
By the end of the 20th century, the race to build the world's tallest skyscraper grinded to a halt. Each new contender was only slightly taller than the one before,
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Attenborough: the...
What bird has the most elaborate, the most complex, the most beautiful song in the world? I guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them.
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Sir David Attenborough...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world and i guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them
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10 TOP Natural History...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world i guess there are lots of contenders but
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Why the best hire might...
I say choose the underestimated contender, whose secret weapons are passion and purpose. Hire the Scrapper.
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Maren Morris
American Musician
When it comes to best new artist or album or song of the year, yeah, it's very rare that you see someone in country win one of those. It's a very strong genre, and it's got roots so deep in our culture. I think the pool of voters listen more to pop and R&B and hip-hop. Those seem to be the major contenders.
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Urijah Faber
American Athlete
I knew I was a world champion and a top contender at the highest level for over a decade, but I think I'll be remembered as somebody that was an ambassador for the sport, someone who helped build something bigger than myself, and also for the team I've been able to build.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
If segregationists had their way, I would not be a member of the United States Senate today, I would not be a top contender to be president of the United States.
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Gerry Cooney
American Athlete
They said if I'd fight a ranked contender, I'd get a title shot. I did that, and the next day they changed the rules.
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Josh Barnett
American Mixed Martial Artist
There was no title fight in any organization in the world that in my opinion was absurd for me to be a contender in.
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Dale Earnhardt
American Driver
That's what we're striving for, making us a contender in every race.
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Alexander Volkanovski
Australian Athlete
I said as soon as I got the belt, I want number one contenders.
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Johny Hendricks
American Athlete
I can't keep fighting and being the No. 1 contender for years.
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Budd Schulberg
American Writer
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
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Chase Elliott
American Driver
It's a goal of mine to be a contender every week.
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Maren Morris
American Musician
When it comes to best new artist or album or song of the year, yeah, it's very rare that you see someone in country win one of those. It's a very strong genre, and it's got roots so deep in our culture. I think the pool of voters listen more to pop and R&B and hip-hop. Those seem to be the major contenders.
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Urijah Faber
American Athlete
I knew I was a world champion and a top contender at the highest level for over a decade, but I think I'll be remembered as somebody that was an ambassador for the sport, someone who helped build something bigger than myself, and also for the team I've been able to build.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
If segregationists had their way, I would not be a member of the United States Senate today, I would not be a top contender to be president of the United States.
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Gerry Cooney
American Athlete
They said if I'd fight a ranked contender, I'd get a title shot. I did that, and the next day they changed the rules.
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Josh Barnett
American Mixed Martial Artist
There was no title fight in any organization in the world that in my opinion was absurd for me to be a contender in.
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Dale Earnhardt
American Driver
That's what we're striving for, making us a contender in every race.
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Alexander Volkanovski
Australian Athlete
I said as soon as I got the belt, I want number one contenders.
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Johny Hendricks
American Athlete
I can't keep fighting and being the No. 1 contender for years.
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Budd Schulberg
American Writer
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
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Chase Elliott
American Driver
It's a goal of mine to be a contender every week.
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