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Recent Examples of competes
Kimi Antonelli, the 19-year-old driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, competes in Sprint qualifying on Saturday.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
At the same time, theater competes with streaming services in the attention economy.
—Glenn Davis, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Rey now competes in the Transplant Games of America, a national event that is held every two years and celebrates organ, eye and tissue donations.
—Lauren Pastrana, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
This is a particularly exceptional hold as the film competes with sunny weather across Europe, and the opening of Devil Wears Prada 2.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
The team actively competes in dozens of Kansas City Barbecue Society contests each season and has earned national recognition, including placements in Yelp rankings.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Musk, who helped bankroll OpenAI, launched a rival AI company in 2023 called xAI, which built a chatbot that competes with ChatGPT.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Musk, of course, now directly competes with OpenAI through xAI, which merged with SpaceX earlier this year.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Self-driving cars are operating commercially in some cities, and a relaxing, productive commute in an autonomous car competes for the same customer an eVTOL is trying to attract.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
At the same time, theater competes with streaming services in the attention economy.
—Glenn Davis, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Rey now competes in the Transplant Games of America, a national event that is held every two years and celebrates organ, eye and tissue donations.
—Lauren Pastrana, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
This is a particularly exceptional hold as the film competes with sunny weather across Europe, and the opening of Devil Wears Prada 2.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
The team actively competes in dozens of Kansas City Barbecue Society contests each season and has earned national recognition, including placements in Yelp rankings.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Musk, who helped bankroll OpenAI, launched a rival AI company in 2023 called xAI, which built a chatbot that competes with ChatGPT.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Musk, of course, now directly competes with OpenAI through xAI, which merged with SpaceX earlier this year.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Self-driving cars are operating commercially in some cities, and a relaxing, productive commute in an autonomous car competes for the same customer an eVTOL is trying to attract.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competes
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The analyst contends that there is more upside to pricing estimates, especially due to strength in NAND pricing, which is up 200% this year.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
3 May 2026
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Nexstar contends the deal would strengthen TV station economics, allowing stations to bolster their news gathering and expand the number of newscasts.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Eta Aquarid meteors can be spotted from April 19 to May 28 as Earth passes through the debris trail left in the wake of Halley's Comet as the comet races along its 76-year orbit.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Jake LaRavia races down for a layup.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Even as the county fights to preserve services amid ongoing fiscal struggles, the budget cuts could lead to closures in behavioral health clinics and potential delays to some healthcare.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
2 May 2026
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Demonizing the opponent is an effective political tactic and each side fights fire with fire.—
Andrew Cuomo,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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“Competes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competes. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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