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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as in contending
to engage in a contest
prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship
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Recent Examples of competing
Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Rodríguez represents just one of multiple and competing interests within a Venezuela elite composed of a precarious civil-military alliance officially committed to a leftist populist ideology called Chavismo.
—Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Even making a slightly lower offer may be more viable when sellers know there are fewer competing bids.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
The Department intends to stop funding both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations for these seven grant programs.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adversaries appear as competing bids, regulatory hurdles or stakeholders with diverging agendas.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner of Italy and women’s singles champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus return to defend their titles, along with American tennis stars Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and more competing.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
With pickup truck prices ever increasing—the F-150 starts at nearly $40,000—and competitors like Slate Auto offering simpler competing vehicles for lower prices, that’s meaningful.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Everybody's always looking, curious, competing and that's a really difficult thing, especially for a female actor.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Ballard, who started two games in 2023 after arriving as a walk-on, and Marshall, a dual-threat who led his Michigan high school to a state championship, are stylistically different but close friends competing for the top job.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Amodei invoked two competing laws of physics-meets-economics to describe what AI might do to human labor.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 6 May 2026
These trials demand significant time commitments that are practically out of reach for those with multiple competing demands and limited reliable transportation.
—Peter S. Hendricks, STAT, 6 May 2026
Before competing on Big Brother season 24, Hale won Miss Michigan USA and Miss Congeniality in Miss USA 2021, which became a point of contention when her fellow competitors bullied her for coming off as too much of a pageant queen.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Among those competing in PWHL's eight existing teams is Megan Keller, a native of Farmington Hills who skates for the Boston Fleet and was on the 2026 Team USA women's ice hockey roster.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Prentice and Meiga are likely to competing for practice-squad jobs.
—Mike Kaye
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
The Penguins really didn’t mortgage their future this year by competing, at least.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Adjective
No more competing Monday night windows.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Rodríguez represents just one of multiple and competing interests within a Venezuela elite composed of a precarious civil-military alliance officially committed to a leftist populist ideology called Chavismo.
—Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Even making a slightly lower offer may be more viable when sellers know there are fewer competing bids.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
The Department intends to stop funding both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations for these seven grant programs.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adversaries appear as competing bids, regulatory hurdles or stakeholders with diverging agendas.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner of Italy and women’s singles champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus return to defend their titles, along with American tennis stars Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and more competing.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
With pickup truck prices ever increasing—the F-150 starts at nearly $40,000—and competitors like Slate Auto offering simpler competing vehicles for lower prices, that’s meaningful.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Everybody's always looking, curious, competing and that's a really difficult thing, especially for a female actor.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
Verb
Second, colleges and conferences are competing businesses that use NCAA rules to limit how each can compete for college athletes’ services.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Ballard, who started two games in 2023 after arriving as a walk-on, and Marshall, a dual-threat who led his Michigan high school to a state championship, are stylistically different but close friends competing for the top job.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Amodei invoked two competing laws of physics-meets-economics to describe what AI might do to human labor.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 6 May 2026
These trials demand significant time commitments that are practically out of reach for those with multiple competing demands and limited reliable transportation.
—Peter S. Hendricks, STAT, 6 May 2026
Before competing on Big Brother season 24, Hale won Miss Michigan USA and Miss Congeniality in Miss USA 2021, which became a point of contention when her fellow competitors bullied her for coming off as too much of a pageant queen.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Among those competing in PWHL's eight existing teams is Megan Keller, a native of Farmington Hills who skates for the Boston Fleet and was on the 2026 Team USA women's ice hockey roster.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Prentice and Meiga are likely to competing for practice-squad jobs.
—Mike Kaye
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
The Penguins really didn’t mortgage their future this year by competing, at least.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competing
Adjective
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Outside the venue, the earlier rally led by former NCAA athlete Sophia Lorey focused on fairness and competitive balance in girls’ sports.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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But there are some important factors that could lower their ceiling, namely depressed enthusiasm with some key groups, the fact that there are fewer competitive districts than ever before and the state of the redistricting battle.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The government is citing legal technicalities and contending the law does not define how a commission should be fairly balanced or whose viewpoints should be represented.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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In addition to contending federal law overrides state statutes like the sanctuary law, the institute is taking a novel legal tack, according to Alex Riggins of the Union-Tribune.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Most of his early sales were to the committee of the National Academy’s rival organization, the Art-Union.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Beran is hoping his go-ahead, two-run double in Friday’s wild 7-6 DuKane Conference win over rival Batavia is that moment for him.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Verb
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After fighting valiantly to ward off injury, the horse was euthanized in 2007, his courageous battle forever remembered at Churchill Downs, where his statue stands outside of Gate 1.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Moscow's troops have been fighting in Ukraine for well over four years - longer than the Soviet involvement, from 1941-45, in what Russians refer to as the Great Patriotic War.—
Guy Faulconbridge,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The driver was also placed on a non-driving status pending the results of the investigation.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nor will this anti-driving VMT policy meaningfully affect the global climate.—
Jennifer Hernandez,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Whilst the Yangtze River Delta has become the nexus of full-stack, frontier generative AI models, Shenzhen is racing ahead as the powerhouse of China’s embodied AI and hardware efforts.—
Brian Wong,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Our roundtable on states racing to redraw maps ahead of the midterms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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The hustling spirit of the gold rush lives on today in the prospecting influencers who toil in the content mines of the Internet, hoping to hit the viral mother lode.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Cruz’s throw narrowly beat the hustling Rangers third baseman Josh Jung to the bag for a crucial out.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Video from the scene shows firefighters battling large flames and heavy smoke.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Grant and Oklahoma freshman Kendall Wells have hit homers at a blistering pace and are battling to close the season with the NCAA home run title.—
Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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“Competing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competing. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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