competed

past tense of compete
as in contended
to engage in a contest prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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Recent Examples of competed Covington has not competed since that loss. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 On Saturday, Vonn competed in a couple of lower-level downhill events in Colorado, finishing 24th in the first race and 27th in the second at Copper Mountain. Jill Martin, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 Hoskins competed for Australia in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in the team pursuit and won the world title in the same event in 2015. Rachel McRady, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 Yet, none competed with all of Siemens Energy’s subsidiaries under one parent, until GE Vernova’s stock market debut. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024 Bella Hadid grew up riding horses and has competed in several equestrian events in recent years. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Smith competed with an extremely heavy heart. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 Several reports have linked the Giants to former Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes, a Bakersfield-area native who competed at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga and would give the Giants one of the best 1-2 punches in the league. Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024 As ever, personal explanations competed with political ones. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Competed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competed. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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