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Recent Examples of compete
Over the subsequent period in NXT, Dolin competed in various singles matches and different tag team pairings.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Ultimately, five singers will compete for this season's crown.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Image Brian Zucker, 68, founder and chief executive of Human Capital Research Corporation, has been competing with EAB and RNL for years.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
With Rakhmonov unable to compete at UFC 314, the UFC opted to book Muhammad against Della Maddalena in Montreal.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Ultimately, five singers will compete for this season's crown.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Image Brian Zucker, 68, founder and chief executive of Human Capital Research Corporation, has been competing with EAB and RNL for years.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
With Rakhmonov unable to compete at UFC 314, the UFC opted to book Muhammad against Della Maddalena in Montreal.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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In Piranha Plant Nap Mishap there are multiple alarm clocks with which to contend.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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The Baltimore Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde Saturday after the team’s slow start to the 2025 season after contending for the American League East title last season.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
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Fils, the French No. 1, raced to the net to pick up a Tsitsipas drop shot and scooped it back into play.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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America’s gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the US economy, showed its first quarterly contraction since early 2022, as importers raced to bring in goods before punishing tariff rates kicked in.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Lawyers for the county are fighting to shield much of the expert testimony from a jury if the case goes to trial.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Are Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox fans fighting about something again? ...—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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While Texas remains the epicenter battling the largest number of cases, the presence of measles has been confirmed in 30 states by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as of Friday, March 9.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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As if fighting for equal pay legislation wasn’t hard enough, Ledbetter had to do it while her husband was battling cancer, even having to get his jaw removed in the process.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 May 2025
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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