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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Jones will enter the competition in camp after missing part of the spring with an ankle injury suffered while moving into his new house.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 16 June 2026
So did David Ellison, the head of Paramount, which has the exclusive rights to televise the competition.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
The island nation of just over 500,000 people is making its first World Cup appearance as one of the smallest countries by population ever to qualify for the competition.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Jurors from the Asian New Talent, Short Film, Animation and Documentary sections of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival gathered Sunday for the second Golden Goblet jury meeting, sharing their criteria for the competition.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 June 2026
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 16 June 2026
So did David Ellison, the head of Paramount, which has the exclusive rights to televise the competition.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
The island nation of just over 500,000 people is making its first World Cup appearance as one of the smallest countries by population ever to qualify for the competition.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Jurors from the Asian New Talent, Short Film, Animation and Documentary sections of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival gathered Sunday for the second Golden Goblet jury meeting, sharing their criteria for the competition.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 June 2026
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 18 Jun. 2026.
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