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Recent Examples of compete
Meanwhile, Emily has since moved on and works as an executive at a luxury brand competing with Runway for advertising funds.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Betts has competed in the PBA, and has rolled the perfect 300 game.
—Mac Engel
may 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Hong Kong, instead, shouldn’t try to compete in that arms race.
—Brian Wong, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Several competing airlines have pledged assistance.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 3 May 2026
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Betts has competed in the PBA, and has rolled the perfect 300 game.
—Mac Engel
may 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Hong Kong, instead, shouldn’t try to compete in that arms race.
—Brian Wong, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Several competing airlines have pledged assistance.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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The company's lawyers have contended that the Oklahoma case in which Drummond intervened is a private dispute that doesn't involve government officials or public funds.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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And in an effort to rebut claims that Comey was being selectively prosecuted, Blanche contended the case against the former FBI director was similar to other threats cases the department routinely brings against the lesser known.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Whilst the Yangtze River Delta has become the nexus of full-stack, frontier generative AI models, Shenzhen is racing ahead as the powerhouse of China’s embodied AI and hardware efforts.—
Brian Wong,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Detmers was slow to get off the mound to cover first base, so Schanuel had to race Mauricio to the bag.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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In one scene in the novel, a black ram named Othello, who lives in misery in a carnival, forced to fight dogs, is visited in his pen by a strange ram bearing advice.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Trump has gone back and forth over whether the war will end, at times expressing optimism and at other times saying Russia and Ukraine should be left to fight it out to the bitter end.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The beloved broadcaster – who turns 100 this week – has been making thrilling and informative shows about the wonders of our planet for decades, spanning everything from the reptiles that roamed the Earth 66 million years ago to the wildlife battling for survival in sub-zero polar regions.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
6 May 2026
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But as challenging as these cases can be, the I-Team found the fight for workers' comp when a firefighter is battling cancer can be even more complicated.—
Ginger Allen,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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