Synonyms for front-runner
front-run·ner

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1. front-runner, favorite, favouritenoun

   a competitor thought likely to win

   Synonyms:
   pet, deary, favorite, darling, dearie, ducky, favourite

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1. List of paraphrases for "front-runner":

   frontrunner, candidate, nominee

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1. Scott Walker:

   I encourage other Republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive, conservative alternative to the current front-runner, this is fundamentally important to the future of our party, and, more important, the future of the country.

2. Marshall Fitz:

   If the programs go into effect next June, there will be real electoral consequences, there is a clear contrast between (Democratic front-runner Hillary) Clinton and any Republican in the current field.

3. President Barack Obama:

   I think Hillary came in with the both privilege and burden of being perceived as the front-runner.

4. Trey Gowdy:

   While the emails have never been the focus of our investigation, it was necessary to obtain them, and this committee is the first and only one to do so, if anyone wonders why the investigation is not yet complete, the malfeasance and numerous problems identified in this report are Exhibit A, and prove the committee has faced serial delays from day one at the hands of public officials who sought to avoid transparency and accountability. Congressional Democrats spent most of the day on Wednesday playing down the State Department audit. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Secretary Clinton had acted in good conscience and that Secretary Clinton email practices were consistent with what past secretaries of state had done. The audit did not name any other secretaries who had done so. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, ranking Democrat on the House oversight committee, accused Republicans of attacking Secretary Clinton only because Secretary Clinton is the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.

5. Gazeta Wyborcza:

   Choosing Patriots is not a surprise, because Raytheon was the front-runner from the start.