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Recent Examples of also-ran
Straight country and hip-hop tend to be also-rans when voters are casting ballots in these top four categories, which covers most of the other outside-chancers.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
With little more than two weeks left in the 162-game schedule, however, winning has become easier for also-rans playing out the schedule than for contenders trying to extend it.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Orphism, one of the most fascinating also-rans of European modernist painting, began, much like a rom-com, with the opposites-attract collision of hot, bright Fauvism and dun, jumbled Cubism.
—The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Plus also-rans from the V.P. search that ended yesterday with Walz as winner.
—Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
With little more than two weeks left in the 162-game schedule, however, winning has become easier for also-rans playing out the schedule than for contenders trying to extend it.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Orphism, one of the most fascinating also-rans of European modernist painting, began, much like a rom-com, with the opposites-attract collision of hot, bright Fauvism and dun, jumbled Cubism.
—The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Plus also-rans from the V.P. search that ended yesterday with Walz as winner.
—Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for also-ran
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Roy isn’t as indelible a character as Crash Davis — likewise, Tin Cup isn’t as memorable as Bull Durham — but playing a stubborn has-been who used to be a promising golfer allowed Costner to flex his ordinary-man muscles.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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Paul Tassi Time for the week’s first mini which involved a somewhat has-been comedian, cats and no real overarching theme this time around.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Biologics are among the most expensive pharmaceuticals, but some of the early market entrants began to lose their exclusivity rights over the past 15 years.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The field has seen new entrants like Perplexity, as well as efforts by incumbents, such as Google's addition of AI overviews to many of its search results.Ina Fried, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Canopy Growth continues to focus on its strategy to accelerate entry into the U.S. cannabis market through Canopy USA, LLC, and has reported various balance sheet deleveraging initiatives.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Also on the schedule are drag performers, a performance by dance troupe Theatre Flamenco, fashion displays and a variety of other entertainment, as well as two outdoor bars, and free entry into Minna Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Also-ran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/also-ran. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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