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Recent Examples of compete
Grace grew up dancing recreationally in Topeka and joined her high school dance team to compete against other schools in the area.
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Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
The idea is that these companies will work together to build the data centers necessary to meet the extreme energy needs of AI, with the Trump administration clearing regulatory roadblocks to the expansion of such technology to help the U.S. compete with China and others.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge opens registration Saturday, allowing filmmakers to compete with their short films for a $5,000 seed fund/film finishing grant from Adobe, among other prizes.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Messi will also compete for other domestic cups and hopefully steer clear of injuries like those that hampered him at stages last year.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
The idea is that these companies will work together to build the data centers necessary to meet the extreme energy needs of AI, with the Trump administration clearing regulatory roadblocks to the expansion of such technology to help the U.S. compete with China and others.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge opens registration Saturday, allowing filmmakers to compete with their short films for a $5,000 seed fund/film finishing grant from Adobe, among other prizes.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Messi will also compete for other domestic cups and hopefully steer clear of injuries like those that hampered him at stages last year.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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The club put him on waivers last season but no contending clubs bit.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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At the meeting, housing advocates contended that the county‘s waiver proposal would slash too many restrictions, bypassing laws aimed at solving the region’s affordable housing crisis.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Night Agent has returned for season 2 and has already raced to the top of Netflix’s charts.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Nets started 1-for-8 from the field and Phoenix raced out to a 9-2 lead with 7:15 left in the first quarter and were up 28-16 entering the second.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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After initially joining the Sky on a training camp contract, Carter fought her way into the starting lineup last season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Despite the order from Biden, 82, both Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and now-President Trump, 78, fought to have the flags raised for the inauguration, which fell within the 30-day mourning period.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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The reality show, inspired by the Netflix hit Squid Game, sees contestants battling it out for a grand prize of $5 million.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Here are some tips to battle these losers: Report them to us.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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