- plural of contender.
contenders
Example Sentences
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A candidate needs more than 50 percent of valid votes to win outright; otherwise, the top contenders face a run-off.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The reserve for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever comes off the bench for the latter-day contenders, spelling for star Caitlin Clark and averaging a respectable eight points per game.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
The leading contenders for AI supremacy have moved beyond high-school math.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
In other Emmy contenders such as “Hacks,” “Shrinking” and “The Beast in Me,” aging is a process, not a plot device or gag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Ulbrickson hustled all five boatloads of varsity contenders back out onto the water in the wind and the rain.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
