competed; competing
: to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (such as position, profit, or a prize) : be in a state of rivalry
competing teams
companies competing for customers
Examples of compete in a Sentence
Thousands of applicants are competing for the same job.
She competed against students from around the country.
We are competing with companies that are twice our size.
Did you compete in the track meet on Saturday?
The radio and the television were both on, competing for our attention.
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Since the scandal, Woods showed off her vocal chops by competing as Kangaroo on The Masked Singer season 3.
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Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The team combined involves one racer competing in a downhill run and then a teammate competing in a slalom run — with the times added together to determine the results.
—Andrew Dampf, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
States, after all, generally have many institutions and bureaucracies designed to foster deliberation among competing voices.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Twelve other teams are competing with Crossfire in the semifinals for the autonomous wildfire-suppression track of the competition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
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Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The team combined involves one racer competing in a downhill run and then a teammate competing in a slalom run — with the times added together to determine the results.
—Andrew Dampf, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
States, after all, generally have many institutions and bureaucracies designed to foster deliberation among competing voices.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Twelve other teams are competing with Crossfire in the semifinals for the autonomous wildfire-suppression track of the competition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compete
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compete. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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