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Recent Examples of competed
Matt Riddle, Killer Kross, Scarlett Bordeaux, Shotzi Blackheart, Donovan Dijak, Bishop Dyer, Austin Aries, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Priscilla Kelly and several others have all competed in WWE at one point or another.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
All eight players competed in the first round, with the top four scores advancing to the semifinals and the two highest semifinal scores advancing to the final round.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The others competed the process relatively unscathed, but there were questions immediately following the hearing Thursday about whether Shaban and Beckham would survive the process.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
West, alongside his partners Raheem Sealey and Mark Wint who own Drinking Pig BBQ in Coconut Grove, competed for the chance to run a restaurant out of the historic People’s Bar-B-Q in Overtown, beating out two other challengers.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The final players who competed in the bubble will exhaust their eligibility after this Final Four, leaving behind a far different tournament experience for all players who follow them.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
At the first Games, athletes competed in only one running event held on a single day.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The 23-year-old Spaniard competed in the Volta a Catalunya last week, while he was scheduled to lead Caja-Rural at the squad’s debut in the Tour de France this summer.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Latson competed in her first Sweet 16, having played her previous three collegiate seasons at Florida State before her transfer to South Carolina.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
All eight players competed in the first round, with the top four scores advancing to the semifinals and the two highest semifinal scores advancing to the final round.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The others competed the process relatively unscathed, but there were questions immediately following the hearing Thursday about whether Shaban and Beckham would survive the process.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
West, alongside his partners Raheem Sealey and Mark Wint who own Drinking Pig BBQ in Coconut Grove, competed for the chance to run a restaurant out of the historic People’s Bar-B-Q in Overtown, beating out two other challengers.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The final players who competed in the bubble will exhaust their eligibility after this Final Four, leaving behind a far different tournament experience for all players who follow them.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
At the first Games, athletes competed in only one running event held on a single day.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The 23-year-old Spaniard competed in the Volta a Catalunya last week, while he was scheduled to lead Caja-Rural at the squad’s debut in the Tour de France this summer.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Latson competed in her first Sweet 16, having played her previous three collegiate seasons at Florida State before her transfer to South Carolina.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competed
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Beatty has not disputed that renovations are needed, but contended that it was rushed and did not go through proper review.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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One of Aguirre’s trial attorneys, Michael Sklar, contended that Fernandez was the one who hit the boy with a belt, shot him with a BB gun and was responsible for much of the abuse prior to his death.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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As the image spread online, an ambulance raced to find them.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Alibaba has raced to expand its AI offerings amid intense competition in China, building on its flagship Qwen large language model and chatbot app.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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For decades, activists and ecologists have fought to take advantage of our watershed for recreational and community life, with remarkable success.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The company fought to preserve that business.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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At spring training in 1973, Lopes battled with Lee Lacy for the second base job and lost.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the Pioneers battled back, with freshman Clarke Caswell tipping in a pass with just under three minutes left to force overtime.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Bottoms, who is one of the most conservative lawmakers in the state Capitol, won slightly more than 45% of the 2,145 ballots cast, comfortably beating Marx’s 39% and topping a field of more than a dozen candidates who vied for gubernatorial ballot access.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Distributors have largely vied for pieces of sports media by carving up those rights among streaming platforms.—
Hannah Rabinowitz,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Competed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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