as in competitor
one who strives for the same thing as another
three contestants will compete on live TV for the cash prize
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Ozuna was a contestant in this year’s All Star Home Run Derby, in Arlington, Texas.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
McCarthy and Owen will play JonBenet’s parents, Patsy and John Ramsey, whose daughter, a 6-year-old child beauty pageant contestant, was found dead in their home in December 1996.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
It Out, hosted by Summer Sanders, where a panel of Nickelodeon talent had to guess a child contestant's unusual secret talents.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
After a successful spin, a contestant can either choose to keep pressing their luck or pass the spin to another contestant to avoid risking a Whammy.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
McCarthy and Owen will play JonBenet’s parents, Patsy and John Ramsey, whose daughter, a 6-year-old child beauty pageant contestant, was found dead in their home in December 1996.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
It Out, hosted by Summer Sanders, where a panel of Nickelodeon talent had to guess a child contestant's unusual secret talents.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
After a successful spin, a contestant can either choose to keep pressing their luck or pass the spin to another contestant to avoid risking a Whammy.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Contestant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestant. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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