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“Entrance” or “Entrants”

entrance / entrants are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

entrance EH·n·t·r·ah·n·s

  • nounsomething that provides access (to get in or get out).
  • nouna movement into or inward.
  • nounthe act of entering.
  • verbput into a trance.

entrants EH·n·t·r·ah·n·t·s

  • nouna commodity that enters competition with established merchandise.
  • nounsomeone who enters.
  • nounone who enters a competition.
Usage

Examples in context

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“entrance”

  • …had a tall for the entrance and exit for carriage wheels…
  • …to the one above the entrance of Absalon Church on Sønder
  • …Kiel and control of the entrance to the Baltic) by Prussia.
  • …2013 was featured at the entrance of the MoMA exhibition "Soundings:…
  • …windows that flanked the main entrance were replaced by niches with…
  • Across the entrance to Manila Bay are several…
  • Entrance to the parking lot is…
  • …anchorage just inside the northern entrance and Sangley Point is the…
  • …Rococo-style Cartouche above the main entrance and the Neclassical attica was…
  • They emerge at the entrance of an American refugee camp.

“entrants”

  • …additional cost of $40 entry, entrants received exclusive training missions, a…
  • Category:Belgian Eurovision Song Contest entrants
  • For £26,495 (2019 price), entrants get a modified Roadsport kit…
  • Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2018
  • …race missions remained available to entrants to run again, but runs…
  • Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1966
  • Other Entrants
  • Category:British Eurovision Song Contest entrants
  • …is the official governmental exam entrants take to get into universities…
  • Singles entrants

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