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Someone who competes with one or more other people.
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Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
Examples of contenders in a Sentence
The Persian colonists in the fifth century being the obvious contenders.
All three proved to be worthy contenders, but only one could win.
The record here involves 19 contenders in a parliamentary constituency.
Many of these have become Japan's top-grossing features, beating live-action contenders.
The Sugababes are this weeks only credible contenders to knock the Pussycat Dolls from their perch.
The proposals have no special priority in the assessment process; there are always several worthy contenders for each place on the program.
His Kidderminster play-off contenders instantly showed a keen spirit of adventure with three forward pushed onto Swansea's back line.
Three of the four championship contenders had to work very hard for their class wins, only James Christie having a relatively easy victory.
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Two title contenders both a bit out of form, to be honest anything could happen.
A shortlist of six contenders also included boxer Lennox Lewis, tennis player Tim Henman and world triple jump champion Jonathan Edwards.
As Dempsey struggles with engine problems the other title contenders start queuing up behind him.
Unfortunately, the company offers a much smaller selection list that some of the other online suppliers, though the primary contenders like rockets, Roman candles and firecrackers are certainly included on it.
Some are well known brands which have been producing film cameras for years, while others are newer contenders in the digital SLR world.
Rossi beat out early favorite Dilana Robichaux, and contenders Toby Rand and Magni Ásgeirsson to front the supergroup on tour and in the studio.
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This may seem like a daunting task, but it really doesn't take much time to scan the images to look for contenders because AKC organizes the breeds alphabetically with quite a few breed image on a single page.
Take a look at some of the biggest contenders for the title.
In spite of the group's frivolity, the quality of their music proves they are serious contenders for the best American band of the 2000s.
How does it stack up against today's contenders?
These two early contenders wowed the gaming world and have been some of the most copied game types ever since.
It defeated other contenders for the personal computer gaming crown, and now it faces another group, the game consoles.
The two contenders are HD-DVD and Blu-ray, and Sony has come down firmly in the latter camp.
While many people write very short thank you letters that are formulaic copy-and-paste jobs, a more thorough letter will make you stand out from other contenders for the job.
Danica Patrick may have initially made a splash by being a woman in a decidedly man's world (only three other women before her were contenders in Indy car racing), but her good looks got her a certain amount of attention as well.
Even though this bikini features the scant Brazilian bottom, the richness of the fabric's color puts it high on the list of fashionable contenders.
Among the contenders are probiotic supplement capsules from Phillips, a trusted name in colon health with products such as Milk of Magnesia and Colon Health probiotic capsules.
Some have suggested returning to requirements from years ago that force contenders to players stronger they would normally play since it would better reflect playing strength.
Literary agents and film producers reach out to these contenders through the contest and at least give the scripts some attention they might not have gotten otherwise.
Contenders for the best top chick movies out there include Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias, Beaches, Sabrina, Grey Gardens, and Imitation of Life.
With women running close contenders against men with body art, the availability of cute pixie tattoos has everlasting appeal.
Even with the registration and wristband system, the lines of contenders on audition dates will be extremely long.
While many of the smaller companies do not exist today, enterprises such as Amazon, Google, and eBay remain top contenders of the World Wide Web.
It's difficult to narrow the field down to a single breed, but it helps to know who the top contenders are.