the competition
noun
: a person or group that one is trying to succeed against : a person or group that one is competing with
He sized up the competition looking to see who his toughest opponent would likely be.
Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.
In my opinion, this restaurant has no competition. It's so much better that all the others.
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Because the performance of its models has long offered one of its primary defensive moats, OpenAI can’t afford to fall behind the competition for long.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
But those three, as the competition went along, really stood out.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
That's a point of clarification and emphasis from the competition committee.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The event is free to attend, and weather permitting, the sculptures stay up for up to two weeks after the competition ends.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
But those three, as the competition went along, really stood out.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
That's a point of clarification and emphasis from the competition committee.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The event is free to attend, and weather permitting, the sculptures stay up for up to two weeks after the competition ends.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the competition
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“The competition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20competition. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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