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Recent Examples of competes
Pacific Coast Harmony also competes against other groups in the region and most recently successfully defended its Eastern Division Chorus title in the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Far Western District.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of those carriers have big global networks to serve customers, as well as a basic economy, no-frills product that competes with Spirit and other low-cost airlines.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Sara Morganti is the Olympic para-dressage champion who competes wearing the Loro Piana uniform as part of the Loro Piana Paradressage Team.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Aston Martin has, as noted, pushed its cars decidedly upmarket, and this pinnacle offering now competes, in price and power, directly with vehicles such as the $504,000 Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider while coming in well above the Bentley Continental GTC, which starts at $336,000.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Although Perforce didn’t peddle its own agenda or message set in this discussion, the company competes in version control with Git, Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center, Apache Subversion and Mercurial to name a handful.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Szczerek is an amateur tennis player and competes in a local tennis league in Poland, The Times reported.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Soto competes like a man win unfinished business.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Miroshnichenko competes hard and doesn’t shy away from physical play.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of those carriers have big global networks to serve customers, as well as a basic economy, no-frills product that competes with Spirit and other low-cost airlines.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Sara Morganti is the Olympic para-dressage champion who competes wearing the Loro Piana uniform as part of the Loro Piana Paradressage Team.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Aston Martin has, as noted, pushed its cars decidedly upmarket, and this pinnacle offering now competes, in price and power, directly with vehicles such as the $504,000 Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider while coming in well above the Bentley Continental GTC, which starts at $336,000.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Although Perforce didn’t peddle its own agenda or message set in this discussion, the company competes in version control with Git, Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center, Apache Subversion and Mercurial to name a handful.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Szczerek is an amateur tennis player and competes in a local tennis league in Poland, The Times reported.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Soto competes like a man win unfinished business.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Miroshnichenko competes hard and doesn’t shy away from physical play.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competes
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Trump contends blue slips are being abused as a tool of partisan obstruction.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Levine Cava contends the helicopter budget has always belonged within the Fire Rescue department, which provides the pilots and maintains the choppers.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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The 40-year-old Froome, who races for Israel–Premier Tech, was airlifted to hospital following a crash during training on August 27, undergoing surgery a day later.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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With only two surviving female white rhinoceros, a team of scientists races to create the world’s first surrogate rhino pregnancy, using cutting-edge science and unwavering resolve.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Aug. 2025
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Under a new deal with CBS and Paramount+, UFC fights will be available for all subscribers.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Days later, then-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley announced a campaign challenging the former governor as the GOP fights to keep the Senate seat red.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Competes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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