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Recent Examples of compete
Vasil was dependable in multiple roles last season and is trying to make the most of the opportunity to compete for a starting spot.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Landes' daughter actually competed her freshman year at UT Martin, but transferred to UC Davis to be closer to her hometown in Northern California.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Few companies can afford to compete.
—Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Others still competing for various bullpen spots have been more effective.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Landes' daughter actually competed her freshman year at UT Martin, but transferred to UC Davis to be closer to her hometown in Northern California.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Few companies can afford to compete.
—Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Others still competing for various bullpen spots have been more effective.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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Nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 jobs in February 2026, contradicting expectations for job growth, and the author contends this represents a fundamental weakness in the administration’s economic narrative.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation and ACLU of Northern California contend that ALPR cameras facilitate unconstitutional, warrantless searches given officers have no requirement to prove probable cause of a crime when searching the plate data.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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According to Tandy, as more states adopt age-verification mandates and companies race to comply, the infrastructure behind those systems is likely to become a permanent fixture of online life.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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The other six warned the city was racing toward a costly and uncertain exit strategy.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Zelenskyy noted that providing interceptors was not enough to help fight drone attacks.—
SYLVIE CORBET,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Pakistan denied targeting civilians, as fighting between the neighbors entered its third week.—
Abdul Qahar Afghan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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At Oman's Port of Salalah, firefighters battled a blaze Wednesday at fuel storage tanks after days of Iranian attacks, according to the Oman News Agency.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Minnesota girls state basketball tournament has arrived, with 32 of the state’s top teams descending on the Twin Cities to battle it out for state supremacy.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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