1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of competition
Apple shares were down less than 1% after France's antitrust watchdog fined the tech giant $162 million over the rollout of a privacy feature resulted in abuse of competition law.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
The commission has sought to bolster E.U. e-commerce sales competition while targeting companies selling unsafe and counterfeit products.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
Start before your competition Start looking before your competition heats up.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Arsenal were eventually triumphant and went on to win that year’s competition.
—Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
The commission has sought to bolster E.U. e-commerce sales competition while targeting companies selling unsafe and counterfeit products.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
Start before your competition Start looking before your competition heats up.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Arsenal were eventually triumphant and went on to win that year’s competition.
—Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competition
Noun
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The projections will be updated after the completion of every tournament game.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Three days ago, Minnesota was blitzed by the Pacers in Indiana for its third loss in four games, and the hopes of evading the play-in tournament by securing a top six seed in the West was dwindling.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
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Fatone has also had a reality TV run himself as a contestant — on the Food Network's Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off and, of course, Dancing with the Stars.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The highly quotable rocker — who asked contestants not to accept his rose, but to stay there and continue to rock his world — was more earnest and, therefore, more entertaining than The Bachelor.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Saturday’s meeting between St. John’s and Arkansas (21-13) is set to renew a decades-long rivalry between Pitino and Calipari.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Pitino had unknowingly helped give Calipari his first big break and started a rivalry that lasts today.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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These events are all part of the changing world order, a critical concept of vital importance.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Schimel earlier this week campaigned with Donald Trump Jr. at an event where the president's son said electing Schimel was essential for protecting Trump's agenda.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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This aggressive expansion strategy closely mirrors competitor Stripe's record-breaking $1.1 billion acquisition of Bridge Network, which was the largest deal in crypto history.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Girls deserve girls-only sports without male competitors.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The 65-year-old Augustinian friar and his three fellow monks, who have dedicated their lives to silent prayer inside Florence’s Santo Spirito monastery, are preparing to go into battle over plans to open a luxury retirement home on the site.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Claude can also integrate multiple pieces of similar knowledge into pretty elegant battle strategies, even extending those strategies into long-term plans for catching and managing teams of multiple creatures for future battles.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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Other highlights include a leafy green courtyard and a ping pong and games room.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Although Brother Rice fell heartbreakingly short in the state championship game, losing 55-52 to DePaul Prep in double overtime, Gonzales’ last game was emblematic of his season.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Four Seasons joins a host of potential Emmy Award contenders premiering in the final weeks of the 2024-25 eligibility period, which ends May 31.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Mastro first emerged as a contender in Adams’ administration when Adams nominated him last year to become the city government’s corporation counsel.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Competition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competition. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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