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challenger, competition, competitor, contender, corrival, rival
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For the first time in the show’s history, the contestants cross the pond to London and take over dinner service at chef Gordon Ramsay’s flagship London restaurant, feeding 36 diners, including the judges and host Ramsay’s family. 8 p.m. — Los Angeles Times, "What’s on TV Wednesday ‘MasterChef’ in London on Fox," 3 Sep. 2019 Former American Idol contestant Haley Smith has died. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Former American Idol contestant Haley Smith dies in crash at 26," 3 Sep. 2019 Be sure to check out the greasy pole climb on Sept. 2, where contestants attempt to scale an oily telephone pole for a cash prize. — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, "7 things to do on Labor Day in Cleveland," 2 Sep. 2019 The contestants compete for the honor (and a cake-stand trophy) but not a cash prize. — Annaliese Griffin, Quartzy, "Netflix won’t let you binge-watch this show’s latest season, and it’s doing you a favor," 1 Sep. 2019 Not only is the show coming off a record-breaking season, during which contestant James Holzhauer achieved an incredible 32-game winning streak, but Trebek teased that the upcoming season also has a breakout star. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Alex Trebek has finished chemotherapy and is back to work at "Jeopardy!"," 29 Aug. 2019 John tried handing the trophy to Jade Jolie, a RuPaul's Drag Race contestant from season five, who portrayed Taylor in the music video and also impersonated the pop star during her season's Snatch Game. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, "John Travolta Apparently Mistook Jade Jolie as Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs 2019," 27 Aug. 2019 The public can vote for the contestants at the Rap Battle site at mpl.org from Sept. 4 to 20. — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The Milwaukee Public Library is hosting a rap battle, with the winner getting $1,000 in cash," 21 Aug. 2019 That’s because contestants on Netflix’s new show pitting men and women against a wild obstacle course are in their cars. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "Netflix's Hyperdrive Is American Ninja Warrior for Cars," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'contestant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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