as in to contend
to engage in a contest prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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Recent Examples of compete China’s e-commerce players have consistently competed on delivery times, supported by the country’s large labor force and gig economy. Dylan Butts,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 July 2025 Miami will compete in the Magic Bracket, which includes BYU, Dayton and Georgetown. Miami Herald, 11 July 2025 Canada in particular has used legislation to compel foreign digital platforms to hand over cash to help local producers compete against Hollywood by directly subsidizing local content. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025 The strategic approach of acquiring both brand equity and production capabilities positioned Hershey to compete more effectively against established salty snack manufacturers while maintaining the agility of an emerging player in the category. Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for compete
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
Verb
  • In previous filings, Stone contended that forensic evidence would show that whoever shot Reuter was much taller than Yang.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • He was expected to contend for the team's lead running back role with the departure of veteran Nick Chubb.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
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  • The unlikely pair must race against the clock to save all of humanity after tomb hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • How one man raced 25 miles to save guests at his Texas RV park As the Guadalupe River muscled over its banks at speed, David Chambers knocked on one door after another at his RV resort.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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  • Five engines, two trucks, one squad, three ambulances, and three battalion chiefs assisted in fighting the fire.
    Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • Others point out the irony that, as the government fixated on enforcing the veiling law and cracking down on political dissidents under the pretext of fighting foreign subversion, its actual adversaries were quietly infiltrating its most sensitive institutions.
    MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
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  • Amazon and Walmart’s annual discount bonanzas start today, but the retail giants are battling the White House as much as each other.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 8 July 2025
  • More than 1,200 pros and amateurs competed in the Independence Day weekend tournament, which saw the APP’s elite battling for one of the biggest paychecks of the season.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025

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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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