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
Leadership uncertainty now threatens recovery, with analysts warning of escalating challenges in a highly competitive automotive industry landscape.
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Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
The retail landscape is fiercely competitive, and every operational advantage matters.
—Joe Arrage, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Regardless, this desktop's price is hardly mass-market competitive, even at the low end.
—PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
The project draws from Bawa’s personal experiences as a competitive swimmer navigating his Sikh identity.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
The retail landscape is fiercely competitive, and every operational advantage matters.
—Joe Arrage, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Regardless, this desktop's price is hardly mass-market competitive, even at the low end.
—PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
The project draws from Bawa’s personal experiences as a competitive swimmer navigating his Sikh identity.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitive
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Having an affordable and competing way to watch movies at home has changed some moviegoers’ habits.Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Both militant groups are active in the region and have issued competing claims in thee past.Riaz Khan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
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Some 20 years later, another Times writer, sounding like an anti-DEI whiner, wrote approvingly about diligent Indians grateful for free schooling and medical services, and disapprovingly about the Indians who weren’t.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Guinness is specific and diligent with its instructions.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes there’s live music, and the specials change daily, but there’s always a crowd of rosy-nosed cross-country skiers, fresh off the trails and hungry, clustered in a handful of tables in the middle of the gear and rental shop.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mills asked that Neely's death have meaning, and urged that others, instead of becoming physical with someone who may be hungry, offer them food.Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Kristin talks with peers, peers’ parents, and every staff member, explaining how the dog is trained, how to behave around it, and soothing any worries regarding potential aggressive actions.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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What drove a lot of interest and buzz around the movie was a reported real-life feud between Blake Lively and star/director Justin Baldoni, which featured things like dramatic press tours, people not following people on Instagram and some passive aggressive press comments.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Fortunately, the American justice system is blind to emotional blackmail and ideologically motivated reasoning.The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
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Empowered teams are more motivated, innovative, and resilient in the face of challenges.Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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That dynamic prompted Speaker Adams and scores of her Democratic colleagues to accuse the mayor earlier this year of deliberately launching his commission to stifle their initiative.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Because that dynamic between the characters of Claressa and Jason is so specific.Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Competitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitive. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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