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as in tournament
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a competition between two fierce football rivals
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as in contestant
one who strives for the same thing as another
tried to analyze his major competition in the tennis tournament
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as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
the intense competition for bragging rights to being the city's best French restaurant
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Liz is forced to reexamine her life as the boys’ friendship unravels in a fierce competition for her affection.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have campaigned with a hard stance against Chinese competition.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Every one of those guests wants a top ski instructor, and booking them has turned into a high-stakes competition to better the best.
—Stacey Lastoe, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
The estranged husband of HGTV star Christina Haack (formerly Hall), 41, was originally set to team up with his then-wife on the house-flipping competition series, in which the couple would face off against her ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, 43, and Tarek's current wife, Heather El Moussa, 37.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have campaigned with a hard stance against Chinese competition.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Every one of those guests wants a top ski instructor, and booking them has turned into a high-stakes competition to better the best.
—Stacey Lastoe, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
The estranged husband of HGTV star Christina Haack (formerly Hall), 41, was originally set to team up with his then-wife on the house-flipping competition series, in which the couple would face off against her ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, 43, and Tarek's current wife, Heather El Moussa, 37.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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For the second year in a row the tournament began with single wild-card games in each conference, followed by best-of-three first-round series in which draws go directly to penalty kicks.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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But the Wildcats struggled in recent years under Calipari, going 9-16 in 2021 and missing the NCAA tournament, losing in the first round of the 2022 tournament, losing in the second round of the 2023 tournament and losing in the first round of the 2024 tournament.Tim Casey, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Per the show's tradition, the contestants will don their finest formalwear to hash out the most recent installment of the popular reality dating series.Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Participants were prohibited from taking pictures on set, and the production crew even pasted stickers on the contestants’ phone cameras.Regina Kim, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The final week of the TGL regular season — Monday, March 3, and Tuesday, March 4 — ties in some traditional geographic sports rivalries.Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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In the meantime, there are plenty of rivalry games taking place, including the Eagles taking on the Giants and the Raiders facing the Rams.Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
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Now 64, Perry will be playing his final PGA Tour Champions event this season in the inaugural $2.3 million Simmons Bank Championship on Friday-Sunday at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock.Frankie Frisco, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, is set to hold multiple events in Georgia on Wednesday, including a town hall focused on faith in Zebulon, Georgia, and a rally in Duluth, Georgia.Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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This approach fosters loyalty, drives growth and can set retailers apart from their competitors.Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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This shift could be a crucial differentiator to distinguish Miro from competitors such as Mural, Lucidspark and Figma’s FigJam, which concentrate primarily on visual collaboration tools.Melody Brue, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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This year’s finals were helped even more by a close battle between a perennial WNBA powerhouse in the Lynx and a previously championship-less contender in the Liberty.Jake Piazza, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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Ena’s life and the series, viewers will sense, will turn on her battle for some kind of happiness, despite everything.John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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His contract with Al-Hilal, which is top of the league having won all seven of its games, expires in June 2025.Jamie Barton, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recreating an old school aesthetic Like recent retro rival games like Crow Country (2024) and Mouthwashing (2024), Fear the Spotlight thoughtfully recreates the lower polygon count of games from the original PlayStation era, albeit with substantial quality of life improvements.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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For now, Golden State heads into the 2024-25 season a tier behind the top-end contenders in the Western Conference.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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This year’s finals were helped even more by a close battle between a perennial WNBA powerhouse in the Lynx and a previously championship-less contender in the Liberty.Jake Piazza, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Competition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competition. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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