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
This group accounted for 67% of all first-year applicants and 88% of all transfer applicants at the university, according to UC Davis.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Notifications are scheduled to go out to applicants on April 14.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
All applicants are asked for their income but the proof is required only for those at lower income levels.
—Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
About a quarter of FAFSA applicants last year had difficulty submitting the new federal student aid form that was hampered by technical issues, per a Lumina Foundation-Gallup report released Wednesday.
—April Rubin, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Notifications are scheduled to go out to applicants on April 14.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
All applicants are asked for their income but the proof is required only for those at lower income levels.
—Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
About a quarter of FAFSA applicants last year had difficulty submitting the new federal student aid form that was hampered by technical issues, per a Lumina Foundation-Gallup report released Wednesday.
—April Rubin, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicant. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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