contender
Example Sentences
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The Seahawks became contenders because they signed Darnold in free agency, but they could become Super Bowl champions because they acquired Shaheed.
The earnings figures came amid speculation that a successor to Cook is being groomed inside Apple, with head of hardware engineering John Ternus considered a top contender for the chief executive job.
From Barron's
PSG's failure to make the top eight is seen as a "clear setback" for the country's "only realistic title contender".
From BBC
But Brown’s brain was just about the only place where the Celtics looked anything like a contender.
After a woeful 6-21 start to the season, they went on a tear to join the Western Conference contenders.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
