as in contestant
one who strives for the same thing as another
the competitors for this prestigious science award come from the best high schools in the country
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Recent Examples of competitor
The competitors performed simple reaction time tests every four hours throughout the race.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
Following the take-private transaction, Franchise sold its subsidiary home goods retailer W.S. Badcock Corp. to Conn’s Inc., a home retail competitor, last December.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Unlike competitors MyFitnessPal, Lose It!, MyNetDiary, Cronometer, and Lifesum, which rely primarily on manual input methods, Cal AI has positioned itself as the premium solution in the space.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
Following the take-private transaction, Franchise sold its subsidiary home goods retailer W.S. Badcock Corp. to Conn’s Inc., a home retail competitor, last December.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Unlike competitors MyFitnessPal, Lose It!, MyNetDiary, Cronometer, and Lifesum, which rely primarily on manual input methods, Cal AI has positioned itself as the premium solution in the space.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitor
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But while that means some contestants are now free to fade back into their lives of being semi-celebrities, other contestants have remained in the eye of the public.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Voice Battle Rounds are over — see which contestants advance to the Knockouts Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Conclusion To beat an internal candidate, external contenders must go beyond expectations.Gina Riley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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So, the Packers felt Smith was expendable, and are sending him to Pittsburgh in a rare trade between the league's top contenders.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Several of them pointed to his lack of follow-through on jailing his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton, while others say his ultimate retribution would be a successful term in office with a solid economy.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Before the bye week, Cal delivered its most complete performance of the season, a 44-7 non-conference rout of former Pac-12 rival Oregon State.Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Competitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitor. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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