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 Since then, flamboyances of flamingos—the collective noun for the birds—have competed with oranges to symbolize the state. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026 Haaland had never competed in a major international tournament. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026 After the couples competed in a karaoke competition, host Ariana Madix revealed that America had voted for the most compatible couple on the show. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026 More than 200 Russian and Belarusian athletes competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 Pattison famously played vampire Edward in the teen fantasy saga, who competed with werewolf Jacob (Taylor Lautner) for the affection of Bella (Kristen Stewart). — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 Rather than building a robot entirely from scratch, the team competed using the commercial Booster T1 humanoid, allowing researchers to concentrate on AI software, perception, locomotion, and team strategy instead of mechanical engineering. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026 Antongirolami also trained with Sporting KC’s first team during the 2026 preseason and has competed in two Generation adidas Cup tournaments with the SKC Academy, including as a U-16s captain at the prestigious youth event this year. — Pj Green july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 Biles, who’s since competed in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Games, has a total of 11 Olympic medals to her name (seven gold, two silver and two bronze) across Team, All-Around, Vault, Floor Exercise and Balance Beam. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

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Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026

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The Speed actor met Hollinger — who raced motorcycles as a child until age 34, eventually launching his own custom-bike building business — in 2009, when Reeves commissioned Hollinger to build a bike for him.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
An islandwide blackout plunged Cuba’s nearly 10 million residents into darkness Monday, exposing a crumbling power grid and dwindling fuel reserves as officials raced to restore electricity.

— Milexsy Durán, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of fought

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Hundreds of firefighters battled blazes in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help with a massive blaze burning for more than three days.

— Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
This comes after Conwell battled through a 1-of-7 shooting start in Friday’s summer league opener to finish his summer league debut with 21 points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field, 3-of-7 shooting on threes and 4-of-4 shooting from the foul line.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026

Definition of battled

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The two companies have vied to place their products in neonatal intensive care units, which serve as entry points to hospital contracts and the retail market, KFF Health News reported in a March article based largely on records from court cases.

— David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
In the lead-up to previous World Cups, 54 African nations competed for five spots while 55 European teams vied for 13 spots.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

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