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Recent Examples of compete
Iran is one of 48 teams competing in the quadrennial FIFA World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19.
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Concerns over California’s vote-counting process have persisted throughout the election cycle, with candidates competing in the state’s primary races raising questions about the pace of ballot tabulation.
—Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
That original felt like an overambitious audition, all screaming guitars and synthesizer lines competing for your attention.
—Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
Despite most of these athletes competing on a more individual level in this meet, the relay races are still very much a team effort.
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Concerns over California’s vote-counting process have persisted throughout the election cycle, with candidates competing in the state’s primary races raising questions about the pace of ballot tabulation.
—Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
That original felt like an overambitious audition, all screaming guitars and synthesizer lines competing for your attention.
—Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
Despite most of these athletes competing on a more individual level in this meet, the relay races are still very much a team effort.
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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Prosecutors contend the evidence shows Anthony escalated a verbal dispute into a deadly encounter.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Countering that argument, opponents of geofencing contend that because the warrant directs the tech company to search millions of users' location history, millions of people were subjected to a search despite never having done anything suspicious.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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The top 16 drivers will then race for the championship over the final 10 races.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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None of the horses that raced in the Preakness Stakes will race in the Belmont Stakes, meaning no horse will have competed in all three legs of the Triple Crown.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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In the 1970s, what was then West Germany co-produced the Tornado bomber with the UK and Italy; then in the 1990s Germany worked with the UK, Italy and Spain to produce the dog-fighting Eurofighter jet.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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But somehow, the Valkyries went cold and the Storm kept fighting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Crews are battling a vegetation fire near Camanche Reservoir in California's San Joaquin Valley, officials said Wednesday evening.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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On the first position, before the ball was inbounded, as Victor Wembanyama and Robinson battled for position, a referee went over and appeared to say something to them.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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