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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Between the first incident involving Itsaragrisil until — and after — Bosch's crowning, Sapini told PEOPLE that she was consistently unnerved by the conditions of the competition.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Cuccio also set himself apart from the competition, which largely stayed domestic, by traveling to 90 countries starting in 1984—and financing his distributors himself.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
That narrows the competition a bit for the Dodgers, which should be nightmare fuel for the rest of the league.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
No team in Europe has won more matches at home over the past three years in all competitions and Emery’s 37 victories in the Premier League at Villa Park are the most of any of the club’s managers in the competition.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Cuccio also set himself apart from the competition, which largely stayed domestic, by traveling to 90 countries starting in 1984—and financing his distributors himself.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
That narrows the competition a bit for the Dodgers, which should be nightmare fuel for the rest of the league.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
No team in Europe has won more matches at home over the past three years in all competitions and Emery’s 37 victories in the Premier League at Villa Park are the most of any of the club’s managers in the competition.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
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“The competition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20competition. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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