Definition of "pretenders" [pretenders]

• Plural form of pretender. (noun)

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• "WITH the rest of the title pretenders failing to live up to expectations, Burger King tests the mettle of defending today while Pharex tries to end an ..."
• "A crowd of 2,066 - the lowest since Llanelli visited Edinburgh on 25 November 2007 - saw the title pretenders huff and puff before eventually running out of steam in a match where gilt-edged opportunities were spurned during an intensive 15-minute spell when the experience and nous of Blair, voted man of the - match in the previous encounter, could have counted."
• "Yet again Liverpool lived up to its reputation for producing championship cricket at its most exciting best; this time in the shape of a nail-biting climax to this battle of the title pretenders."