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
Chips Ahoy and Oreo parent company Mondelez sued Aldi last year, alleging that the discounter is copying the packaging of its competitors to confuse shoppers.
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
The move comes as pressure builds on Apple to show progress in AI, as competitors move faster and spend more.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Karten is right; these days, companies like Polymarket and its competitor Kalshi have gamified every facet of our politics and culture.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Larry, for one, had long argued for the virtues of consolidation, and Oracle earned a reputation for aggressively boxing out its competitors — Larry had orchestrated a hostile takeover of one of them when David was in college.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
The move comes as pressure builds on Apple to show progress in AI, as competitors move faster and spend more.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Karten is right; these days, companies like Polymarket and its competitor Kalshi have gamified every facet of our politics and culture.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Larry, for one, had long argued for the virtues of consolidation, and Oracle earned a reputation for aggressively boxing out its competitors — Larry had orchestrated a hostile takeover of one of them when David was in college.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitor
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The former Miss Universe 2023 contestant recently joined Almost Honest podcast host and Miss International 2016, Kylie Verzosa, to talk about their hopes for the future of the Miss Universe pageant and why they’ve been disappointed with it as of late.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Unlike previous iterations of Fear Factor, which featured new contestants in every episode, House of Fear will corral its 14 contestants under the same roof, Big Brother-style.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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And after losing to the 49ers this season, McVay's Rams won their next six games, established themselves as Super Bowl contenders and pushed 17th-year quarterback Matthew Stafford to the front of the league MVP race.—
Mirjam Swanson The Orange County Register,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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There are too many legit world championship contenders involved on the singles side.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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But the Comets responded to the disappointment of suddenly going down 8-5 to their biggest rival.—
Nathan Dunn,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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Evans played Alexis’ rival, Krystle Carrington, on Dynasty.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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But 2026 isn’t 2022, with years of GOP control giving challengers clearer lines of attack.—
Karen Brooks Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Quigley has filed for re-election for his current seat in Congress and faces four challengers in the Democratic primary election in March.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Competitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitor. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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