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also ran

noun as in loser

noun as in also-ran

noun as in unsuccessful challenger

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Rand Paul had the benefit of observing both what made his father likable and popular, and what made him an also-ran.

Ten years ago, Apple began its transformation from an also-ran PC maker to a world-beating tech titan.

For a time he wrote criticism for Mawaqif, a publication founded by the Syrian poet (and perennial Nobel also-ran) Adonis.

The FTC has subpoenaed Google in an antitrust case—the kind of probe that turned Microsoft from king of tech to an also-ran.

He had made a joke about his movie's status as also-ran to The Hurt Locker.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to also-ran, such as: loser, failure, nonstarter, defeated player, unsuccessful candidate, and unsuccessful person.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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