challenger

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Noun
  • Measure each contender or confirm its specs with the manufacturer, suggests Davis.
    Dina Cheney, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • The Green Bay Packers and head coach Matt LaFleur will enter the 2025 NFL season as a team many expect to be a contender in the NFC. Led by Jordan Love, the offense looks to be explosive with elite young talent at the wide receiver position.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The season had plenty of surprises besides Oscar-winning actresses, too — most notably the inclusion of an innocent newborn infant as a contestant in the game, an upping of the show’s anti-capitalist moral stakes to their logical extreme.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
  • Cynthia is now the only contestant to have made the semifinals without winning a challenge.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • In the Club’s eyes, Amazon has a technological edge over competitors like Walmart , the world’s largest retailer, making its grocery and everyday essentials push more compelling, said Zev Fima, portfolio analyst for the Club.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 25 June 2025
  • Unlike compensation packages that competitors can readily replicate, values alignment creates a distinctive organizational signature that strongly resists imitation—genuine congruence between how leaders navigate complex decisions and how your organization operates daily.
    Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The Horned Frogs also beat out more in-league rivals for three-star offensive lineman Devan Robison.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
  • Mauricio Pochettino’s side weathered a strong challenge from Costa Rica, playing the Ticos to a 2-2 draw in 90 minutes before getting past their regional rival in a six-round shootout (4-3) Sunday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.
    Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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“Challenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/challenger. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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