as in competing
having or marked by a strong desire to win or be better than others
I am admittedly competitive when it comes to board games.
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Recent Examples of competitive
Political experts predict a crowded field in the competitive purple district.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
With National Water Safety Awareness Month coming up in May and the summer fast approaching, take advantage of the YMCA of South Florida’s swim programs that include lessons for all ages, family swim, competitive swimming, water exercise and adaptive swim programs for kids with special needs.
—Anna Nguyen, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Zane Anders Zane is known for being super competitive and confident.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Everything saved in paying or acquiring coaches can be diverted to building a competitive roster.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
With National Water Safety Awareness Month coming up in May and the summer fast approaching, take advantage of the YMCA of South Florida’s swim programs that include lessons for all ages, family swim, competitive swimming, water exercise and adaptive swim programs for kids with special needs.
—Anna Nguyen, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Zane Anders Zane is known for being super competitive and confident.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Everything saved in paying or acquiring coaches can be diverted to building a competitive roster.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for competitive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitive
Adjective
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Meanwhile, competing services are on the launchpad, including from rival billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Washington may face even greater competing crises today than in 2005, when Bush launched the country’s influenza strategy.—
Caitlin Rivers,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Mar. 2023
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Like all pitchers, he’s been very diligent on wanting to improve his game — like all great players do.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2025
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At this point in his career, injury management is as important as prevention, and Nimmo is extremely diligent with it.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The minds behind Hungry Minds are just that — hungry.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Like many of these greats, Isak will be hungry for more.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There are also more aggressive interventions for people with severe allergies who don’t respond to other medicines like desensitization therapy, also known as allergy shots.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2025
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The two were very aggressive from the start of the fight, with a lot of output.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Both President Trump and Ken Paxton have been targeted in politically motivated witch hunts because there's nothing that scares the establishment more than courageous conservatives who never back down from standing up for the American people.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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That sufficiently motivated people might break with reality is by now somewhat predictable in American politics.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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With its expansion into Morocco and a dynamic competition format, the league is elevating the sport’s profile globally.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Big changes are afoot in Panama’s film industry as a young, dynamic (and mostly female) team backed by its newish President José Raúl Mulino is spearheading new initiatives.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Competitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitive. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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