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Recent Examples of compete
At two weeks out, my excitement competed with my anxiety.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Historically, these nations have operated in silos, competing for limited LNG shipments.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The horse had competed twice this year and finished fifth both times.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 May 2026
At the same time, a flood of corporate bonds is competing with the Treasury for investors’ dollars, putting more upward pressure on yields.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 May 2026
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Historically, these nations have operated in silos, competing for limited LNG shipments.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The horse had competed twice this year and finished fifth both times.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 May 2026
At the same time, a flood of corporate bonds is competing with the Treasury for investors’ dollars, putting more upward pressure on yields.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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Google contends that none of these bypasses actually work.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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That so many exceptional shots came from Rai, a 31-year-old who had never so much as contended in a major, is irrelevant.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Both companies are racing for the public market, with SpaceX expected to disclose its prospectus as soon as this week, ahead of what could be a record offering next month.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The company is racing to have Starship ready for next year’s revamped Artemis III mission, which calls for Starship’s upper stage to rendezvous with NASA’s Orion capsule — the same vehicle that carried the Artemis II astronauts around the moon last month — while orbiting Earth.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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The city’s directors have apparently decided that if crowns are going to be fought over, audiences might as well sweat a little, too.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford, who fought against mandatory ICE cooperation legislation this spring, is now preparing to voluntarily sign a 287(g) agreement for the warrant service officer program with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2026
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Giménez battled for 11 pitches, fouling off six, in Schlittler’s final inning.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The Falcons finished their second OTA session under coach Kevin Stefanski on Tuesday, battling patented summer heat in their first open-to-media viewing period of full-team practice.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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