competes

verb

present tense third-person singular of compete
as in contends
to engage in a contest prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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Recent Examples of competes Cohere, which competes with Anthropic and OpenAI in enterprise sales, has made government contracts a focus. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 But as the storied team competes for its fourth World Cup title this year, there’s a dark cloud hanging over its finances. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Junior Caminero #13 of the Tampa Bay Rays competes during the Home Run Derby at Truist Park on July 14, 2025, in Atlanta. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 13 July 2026 The Toyota Grand Highlander competes in the crowded three-row SUV segment with models from competitors such as the Kia Telluride, Nissan Pathfinder, Mazda CX-9, Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Traverse, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Subaru Ascent. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The opportunity now is to ensure that every investment in technology strengthens, rather than competes with, the human experience around it. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The rollout comes as Netflix competes for audience time from YouTube and social media platforms such as TikTok that have viral videos that can occupy users for hours. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 The team competes across the country during its 55- to 60-game season. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 Roberto Alvarado of Mexico competes for the ball against Nico O'Reilly and Anthony Gordon of England yesterday. — David Hickey, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competes
  1. contends
  2. races
  3. fights
Verb
  • The 12-state coalition, however, contends that the opposite is true.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026
  • The Paramount response, via a two-page press release, followed the filing of the lawsuit, which contends that the merger will create an anticompetitive entity controlling too much of the pay-TV and movie studio sectors.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Definition of contends
Verb
  • Once inside, the burglar sends in a robotic assistant that races through the rooms, checks drawers, copies keys, locks cabinets and writes a demand note asking for money to unlock the data.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • As is common with Enola Holmes films, zippy flashbacks and kicky montages illuminate what led up to all of this, but there’s an energy missing here, as the film races to get back into the present Maltese moment, which feels dire indeed.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
Definition of races
Verb
  • Along the way, our hero encounters the sorceress Circe, who turns his companions into pigs; makes a descent into Hades; fights the song of the sirens; and survives the island of the nymph Calypso.
    — Valentina Colosimo, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026
  • Rising through the ranks as a gladiator, Maximus fights his way back to Rome to seek vengeance and restore honor to the Empire.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of fights

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