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adjective

Definition of competingnext
as in competitive
having or marked by a strong desire to win or be better than others The competing salespeople were all trying to lure the same customers.

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verb

present participle of compete
as in contending
to engage in a contest prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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Recent Examples of competing
Adjective
Truth is a public good Politics is not a seminar in absolute clarity, and competing claims are always part of the process. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026 Like the Joker, O’Leary tends to give competing origin stories for his nickname. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
Interviews with relatives and employees reveal two competing portraits of the 82-year-old’s condition, with some worried about her cognitive health. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Two former prime ministers under Macron, Édouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal, are in the race; Philippe is competing with Mélenchon for second place, while Attal trails both. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for competing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competing
  1. competitive
  2. contending
  3. rival
  4. fighting
  5. driving
  6. racing
  7. hustling
  8. battling
Adjective
  • If the answer is yes, the efficiency gain may be a competitive loss in disguise.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Races in the Texas House include potentially competitive races for House District 94 in east Tarrant County and House Districts 96 and 97 in the county’s southern half.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of competitive
Verb
  • The Netflix film, which premiered at New York Film Festival earlier this month, is one of 10 Oscar-contending feature documentaries included in Doc Stories’ lineup.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Forecasting the Field The Olivias are contending for the top spots this year.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of contending
Adjective
  • This month, it was reported that KFC ended its roughly four-decade-long partnership with Pepsi in favor of rival Coca-Cola.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Soon after, there was an unexpected development, as the rival Aledo Bearcat community heard about it.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rival
Verb
  • Rather than fighting strict local regulations head-on, companies like Waymo, Zoox, and Aurora are prioritizing states with explicit legislative preemption that prevents individual cities from banning the technology.
    — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The procedure had already been approved, and everyone involved understood that my doctor had spent months fighting to secure authorization.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of fighting
Adjective
  • The driver was also placed on a non-driving status pending the results of the investigation.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Nor will this anti-driving VMT policy meaningfully affect the global climate.
    — Jennifer Hernandez, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of driving
Verb
  • While an ordinary walk might leave her mind racing toward work, looking for a particular color gave it something else to do, effectively putting all that other mental chatter on mute.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Together, the symbols represent more than 280 years of racing history and state pride, officials say.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of racing
Adjective
  • On the previous episode of Lipps Service, Andrew Watt talked about growing up on Long Island and hustling around New York before becoming one of the most in-demand producers, songwriters and musicians in the world.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Which is to say the agents are hustling — and even trying to submit to literary magazines — to stay alive.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hustling
Verb
  • But Macdonald also spent the last nine years of his life battling leukemia while keeping it secret not just from his audience but his friends.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • After battling the fire from outside, crews later discovered two adults dead inside.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of battling

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