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.

Examples of the competition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unitree later suggested that the robot may have entered the competition without proper tuning, sparking online debate about humanoid robot endurance and their ability to operate in demanding real-world environments. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Speaking through an interpreter, Sun said that being selected for the competition had been a huge surprise and that winning was a bigger one. — Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

Van Daalen said the business didn't apply for the competition. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

The new benchmark could be critical in OpenAI’s push to stay ahead of the competition by turning ChatGPT from a tool for generating content to an assistant that can get things done on users’ behalf. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the competition

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