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also-ran
noun 2
Collocations
2ALSO-RAN + NOUN
challenger
PREP.
from, into
Definitions
noun
1
A person or animal who competed in a race, or other competition, but did not win.
2
A loser; a person or thing soon to be forgotten.
It also turned Palmer from an also-ran into a challenger.
I have 37 actors and actresses I would supply for television and radio work and then I have maybe 150 to 200 also-rans who get extra work and television commercials.
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It also turned Palmer from an also-ran into a challenger.
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I have 37 actors and actresses I would supply for television and radio work and then I have maybe 150 to 200 also-rans who get extra work and television commercials.
Wiktionary03
[…]some of Mr. Scorsese's accomplishments have been so stunning—that it's impossible to view "The Last Waltz" as anything but an also-ran.
Wiktionary04
Tom's just an also-ran.
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