Thesaurus results for COMPETES

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 Jay still competes as part of the Huntington Beach Boardriders Club and holds down a major spot in the lineup at the pier. — Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 July 2026 Every tool that requires setup, configuration, or behavioral change competes for a finite pool of attention. — Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 That’s boosting cloud startup Fireworks, which competes with Amazon and Google to host models that developers can weave into applications. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 July 2026 At the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, the Samoyed competes in the working group. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 The 2026 Subaru Outback competes against rivals like the 2026 Volvo V60 Cross Country and the 2026 Ford Bronco. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 15 July 2026 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

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The lawsuit also contends that the officers never should have pulled over to the bus stop.

— Julia Coin Updated July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Taylor contends the company welcomes more FDA scrutiny, and cautions against letting the outbreak frighten consumers away from eating fresh fruits and vegetables.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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For about an hour, the vehicle soared in space halfway around the world in a vital test mission coming as SpaceX races to have Starship ready for NASA's upcoming moon landing missions.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 July 2026
During Braves games, The Freeze races a fan along the warning track in the outfield.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

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