Thesaurus results for COMPETES

competes

verb

Definition of competes next

present tense third-person singular of compete

as in contends

to engage in a contest prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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Recent Examples of competes Childcare competes with rent as the most expensive budget item for families, said Elise Gould, senior economist with the Economic Policy Institute. —