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Recent Examples of competed
Drennan, 43, grew up helping his brothers and uncles build derby cars and later competed in a few derbies himself.
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Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
The Olympic champion and silver medalist competed seven times this season.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Riley Gaines is a former University of Kentucky swimmer who competed in the 2022 NCAA Championships in Atlanta.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The Carters, who have been married for 17 years, have competed in different categories at the Grammy Awards, even scoring some together.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Her husband, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, competed in 17 seasons and won once.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Will, Keanu and Ashley then competed in the BB Block Buster, and Keanu won to earn safety for the week.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
But despite their different career paths, the couple had gradually become regarded as one of the most endearing celeb couples—especially as White competed in his last Olympic Games in Beijing in February 2022.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
There, David competed in several events, placing as high as sixth in the 200-yard individual medley, while Carol claimed gold in the 50-yard breaststroke.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
The Olympic champion and silver medalist competed seven times this season.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Riley Gaines is a former University of Kentucky swimmer who competed in the 2022 NCAA Championships in Atlanta.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The Carters, who have been married for 17 years, have competed in different categories at the Grammy Awards, even scoring some together.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Her husband, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, competed in 17 seasons and won once.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Will, Keanu and Ashley then competed in the BB Block Buster, and Keanu won to earn safety for the week.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
But despite their different career paths, the couple had gradually become regarded as one of the most endearing celeb couples—especially as White competed in his last Olympic Games in Beijing in February 2022.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
There, David competed in several events, placing as high as sixth in the 200-yard individual medley, while Carol claimed gold in the 50-yard breaststroke.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competed
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The first cohort of seniors to have contended — not always enthusiastically — with a digital society has reached the age when cognitive impairment becomes more common.—
Paul Spann,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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As Elizabeth Hardwick and others have contended over the years, criticism has too often diminished as a form of argument and rigorous engagement.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bradley McCroskey caught a miraculous 26-yard touchdown pass on the final play of regulation, then Temi Ericson raced nearly untouched for a 25-yard TD in overtime to give the Indians a 34-28 victory.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Bruins never looked back, despite Sweetwyne settling into the game and engineering four scoring drives to keep the Falcons from getting boat-raced.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fire is fought by four engines, one water tender, two dozers and two hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After the hit, defenseman Braden Hache, who split time between Barracuda of the AHL and Wichita of the ECHL last season, stepped in and fought Francis.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The pinstripe-laden crowd stood as Ben Rice battled through a 10-pitch at-bat against Max Scherzer in Sunday’s first inning.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Funders and guests came from the libertarian Pacific Legal Foundation, which battled progressives to end affirmative action; Arnold Ventures, which has supported charter schools and pension reform; and Stand Together, the Koch network’s philanthropy foundation (which is an investor in Semafor).—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reaching one billion streams used to be a goal every major artist vied for.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Two factions — Membership First and Unite for Strength — vied for power for two decades.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Competed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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