Definition of "also-rans" []

• Plural form of also-ran. (noun)

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• "For extra value they add some late twentieth-century also-rans (Curtis LeMay, Thomas Eagleton, Geraldine Ferraro and Admiral James Stockdale, of whom only Ferraro was actually on a major party ticket come the election.)"
• "Survivor also-rans Benjamin "Coach" Wade and Ozzy Lusth are the alums who will compete with the 16 newbies on Survivor: South Pacific, Entertainment Weekly reports."
• "What did have no parallel was the obvious mismatch between the winner and the also-rans."