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Recent Examples of competes
The women’s squad competes in the amateur Women’s Premier Soccer League.
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Pj Green
may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Rest competes with duties as the moody Moon moves through your 12th House of Solitude, opposite inventive Uranus in your 6th House of Work and Well-being.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 30 May 2026
Along with former Dallas Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson and others, Doncic is a part of an ownership group that bought first-division team Vanoli Cremona, which competes in the Lega Basket Serie A.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
The pitch came as Illinois competes with Iowa and Michigan for permission from the Democratic National Committee to hold an early presidential contest representing the Midwest.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
McLaren also competes with Ferrari in Formula 1.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Trinity College, which competes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) for its other athletic programs, will have a good portion of those early startup expenses covered.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 28 May 2026
Anchored by the 170-foot-tall Tidal Tower, the new waterpark competes with Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day at CocoCay, which is visible from Great Stirrup Cay.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The company that simply buys the model competes with everyone else who bought the same one.
—Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Pj Green
may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Rest competes with duties as the moody Moon moves through your 12th House of Solitude, opposite inventive Uranus in your 6th House of Work and Well-being.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 30 May 2026
Along with former Dallas Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson and others, Doncic is a part of an ownership group that bought first-division team Vanoli Cremona, which competes in the Lega Basket Serie A.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
The pitch came as Illinois competes with Iowa and Michigan for permission from the Democratic National Committee to hold an early presidential contest representing the Midwest.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
McLaren also competes with Ferrari in Formula 1.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Trinity College, which competes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) for its other athletic programs, will have a good portion of those early startup expenses covered.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 28 May 2026
Anchored by the 170-foot-tall Tidal Tower, the new waterpark competes with Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day at CocoCay, which is visible from Great Stirrup Cay.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The company that simply buys the model competes with everyone else who bought the same one.
—Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competes
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As robots grow more capable and AI more sophisticated, a growing chorus of researchers contends that machines can go further, do more, and take on greater risk – all at a fraction of the cost of keeping a human alive in orbit.—
Omar Kardoudi
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
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Vena contends the merger would create a stronger alternative to long-haul trucking, removing more than 2 million truckloads from roads annually.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Verb
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What Wolff came back with was the idea to take F1 Academy from a standalone series to one that races alongside F1.—
Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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Big money continues to flow into four San Diego City Council races one week before the June 2 primary, including a major push by labor unions against independent Richard Bailey in District 2.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The welcome is relaxed and warm while the flamboyant decor fights to charm you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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An Army official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said soldiers who were fans of UFC fights and who meet Army standards were given a preference, which the official said is standard practice for such events.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Competes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competes. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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