Synonyms for contender
con·tender

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1. rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contendernoun

   the contestant you hope to defeat

   "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

   Synonyms:
   rival, competition, competitor, contention, rivalry, challenger, contest

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1. godsidernoun

   everyone needs to become a godsider. from ps 56:9b and romans 8:31b

   becoming a godsider is being victorious in christ against all wiles of the enemy/satan.

   Submitted by angatmasa22 on August 30, 2023  

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1. List of paraphrases for "contender":

   competitor, challenger, rival, candidate, favorite

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How to use contender in a sentence?

1. Steve Asmussen:

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2. Nathan Gonzales:

   He has a long way to go before being a contender and even a factor in the race, until Fetterman can prove that he can raise the money -- I just don't think enough people are going to know who he is, let alone decide whether he should become senator.

3. Brian Stelter:

   Looking ahead to 2020, one of the reasons why I'm taking you seriously as a [2020 presidential] contender is because of your presence on cable news.

4. Budd Schulberg:

   You don't understand. I could have had class. I could have been a contender.

5. Erick Erickson:

   The One I got Wrong, he was and is a legitimate contender. His closing at the debate was one of the best closings I've seen in a debate. He did not have the depth as some of the others on the issues, but showed he has been spending his time learning.