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Recent Examples of compete
Students who miss the fall application period will have another chance to enroll starting in February, but those students won’t have the chance to compete for high schools that filled up in the first enrollment period.
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
At 1-3, the Giants are still facing an up-hill battle of competing for a playoff spot in the deep NFC.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
On the one hand, Google offers a free tier for its smart home AI; on the other, Prime is the most ubiquitous of the competing subscription services, so Amazon fans are unlikely to notice any additional cost for Alexa+.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Panthers coach Dave Canales acknowledged the impact injuries can have, but said the team will still compete.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
At 1-3, the Giants are still facing an up-hill battle of competing for a playoff spot in the deep NFC.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
On the one hand, Google offers a free tier for its smart home AI; on the other, Prime is the most ubiquitous of the competing subscription services, so Amazon fans are unlikely to notice any additional cost for Alexa+.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Panthers coach Dave Canales acknowledged the impact injuries can have, but said the team will still compete.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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Through that lens, seeing Sarr become a solid every-night starter on a contending team should be considered a win for Washington.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But there are better offenses waiting on the schedule, and the defense must be able to consistently get off the field if TCU wants to contend for a conference title.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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As the pair of drivers raced hard, even making contact on the last lap, the incident allowed Elliott to overtake them in no time.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Body camera footage from the incident, shared by police, showed Fayles racing over to the vehicle and using a long rod to break the car’s window.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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The event, launched in 1982, celebrates the freedom to read and express ideas and emphasizes the importance of fighting censorship.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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In a competition bear-ly more ferocious, 12 chunky brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve have been battling it out in one of the most cutthroat places on the planet – the internet.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Roberts died at 90 following a stroke in 2016, while Boyle died at 72 after battling multiple myeloma and heart disease in 2006.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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