Thesaurus results for COMPETED

competed

verb

past tense of compete

as in contended

to engage in a contest prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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Recent Examples of competed Barrichello competed as an F1 driver for 19 seasons and has also raced as an IndyCar and stock car driver. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Studios once competed to offer writers overall deals, giving those studios exclusive access to their output. — Mike Schur, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 The robots additionally competed in doubles alongside human tennis players, adjusting their positioning and movements to changing game situations. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 The second World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off over the weekend in Beijing, where robots competed in a variety of athletic events to showcase just how far robotics and AI have come in China. — Nbc News, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 Jo and Sam competed together in Race Across the World, traversing Latin America for the BBC reality competition series, produced by Studio Lambert. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 The 49ers have unsuccessfully competed in three Super Bowls under his direction. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Tin, who has competed in Ramen Rumbles before, is excited about the new format. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 In both instances, Carpenter competed for half a dozen honors. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Espinosa has contended that the ethics commission, not the city, is the proper venue for the investigation.

— Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview aired Tuesday, Dudum contended the allegations stemmed from a misunderstanding of how the company is altering healthcare.

— Jacqueline Corba, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of contended

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Barrichello competed as an F1 driver for 19 seasons and has also raced as an IndyCar and stock car driver.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Drivers who raced in Sunday's Freedom 250 Grand Prix praised everything from the challenging street course to the one-of-a-kind setting surrounding it.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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Besides the longest beard, competitors vied for the best-groomed, most unique, most historic and best beard with a costume.

— Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 19 Aug. 2026
Within the music industry, Knight's Death Row Records and Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records vied for market share, publicity, and supremacy in the hip-hop world.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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