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Recent Examples of compete
But McBride says Reeve wouldn’t have built two squads over separate decades that are competing for championships by going easy on her players.
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Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Only Samsung and now Huawei can compete.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Bill Belichick camped the team at Palm Beach Atlantic University, a private Christian school that competes at the Division II level.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Bad Bunny is competing across categories such as artist of the year, songwriter of the year and Top Latin Album of the year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, among others.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Only Samsung and now Huawei can compete.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Bill Belichick camped the team at Palm Beach Atlantic University, a private Christian school that competes at the Division II level.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Bad Bunny is competing across categories such as artist of the year, songwriter of the year and Top Latin Album of the year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, among others.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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As a result, the state contends, its colleges lose out on tens of millions of dollars because of discriminatory requirements.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Entering play on Monday, here’s where every contending team stands with roughly 13 games to go.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of residents were evacuated as the flames raced up the Santa Ana Mountains, cresting and driving straight toward the Lake Elsinore area, burning cabins in the Cleveland National Forest’s Holy Jim Canyon and then homes in the El Cariso Village neighborhood.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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With California poised to become the first state to formally regulate microplastics in consumer products, many brands and retailers are racing to evaluate their value chains in anticipation of significant operational shifts.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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How do Flock cameras help fight crime?—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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These medications can lower the number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that helps fight bacterial infections.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
14 Sep. 2025
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Many of the amendments are likely to spark infighting among Republicans as the party battles over whether to become more isolationist in the face of skepticism about assisting foreign countries.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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