participant
noun
par·tic·i·pant
pär-ˈti-sə-pənt 
pər-
: one that participates
participants in a contest
participant
adjective
Examples of participant in a Sentence
he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank
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The present-tense one follows Falk and colleague Carmen Cooper’s (Jacqueline McKenzie) official inquiry into a women’s backpacking trip that one participant disappeared from.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 May 2024
Future studies could involve a larger number of participants, or scientists could test whether the brain can be artificially stimulated to process time and memory a certain way.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 May 2024
Future studies could involve a larger number of participants, or scientists could test whether the brain can be artificially stimulated to process time and memory a certain way.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for participant
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“Participant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/participant. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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participant
noun
par·tic·i·pant
pər-ˈtis-ə-pənt
pär-
: one that participates
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