They are vying to win the championship for the third year in a row. vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion
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This move is part of an intensifying global competition for seabed resources, with nations like the United States also vying for control.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025 His Mutt is vying for album of the year.—Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025 Back then, there was little mainstream coffee drinking culture to speak of, and the brand was one of a handful of American food and beverage chains vying to establish themselves in country after China’s opening-up in the early 1980s.—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025 Grosse Pointe Farms gets a new mayor In Grosse Pointe Farms, two city councilmen vied for the mayoral seat.—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vie
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Etymology
Middle English, short for envien, from Anglo-French envier to invite, call on, challenge, from Latin invitare to invite
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