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Recent Examples of compete
Now, the race to fill low Earth orbit with internet satellites is intensifying, as nations compete for limited radio frequencies and orbital positions.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
OpenAI’s Agentic Commerce Protocol developed in partnership with Stripe, is open source and could compete with UCP.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
States split up $25 billion from the fund evenly and submitted applications to compete for the other half.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
If Arsenal are to win the Premier League and continue competing in the Champions League, FA Cup, and Carabao Cup, then Arteta will need his forward players to be firing on all cylinders.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
OpenAI’s Agentic Commerce Protocol developed in partnership with Stripe, is open source and could compete with UCP.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
States split up $25 billion from the fund evenly and submitted applications to compete for the other half.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
If Arsenal are to win the Premier League and continue competing in the Champions League, FA Cup, and Carabao Cup, then Arteta will need his forward players to be firing on all cylinders.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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The candidacy challenge contends that Wilcox used the wrong form to file for office in December and left off information that was required.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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But the coalition of environmental groups contends the PSC cleared Georgia Power’s expansion without the data to show all of the new power plants are needed, at least for now.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Clippers raced to a 14-5 lead, but the Knicks answered with eight straight points and the game was close for the first three quarters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In Altadena, employees with the small local water utilities raced across town protecting and fixing the water systems firefighters relied on.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Fifty years ago, my father was a Vietnamese soldier who fought as an ally to the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam.—
Bao Phi,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Dickens’ appearance was during an ongoing back and forth fight between the city and MARTA over transit expansion in Atlanta.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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It was revealed in 2024 that Mavis Leno, to whom the talk show legend has been married since 1980, has been battling an advanced form of dementia.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
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Known around Ramona as leader of the Ukulele Jammers and the Ramona Ukuladies, Brustad led a successful fundraising drive to get 25 ukuleles for her granddaughter’s school in Seattle, but also cared for her daughter, Jessica Brustad, who was battling skin cancer.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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