1
as in tournament
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a competition between two fierce football rivals
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as in contestant
one who strives for the same thing as another
tried to analyze his major competition in the tennis tournament
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as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
the intense competition for bragging rights to being the city's best French restaurant
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Recent Examples of competition
The Herons have lost four of their last six games in all competitions, only winning once in that same period.
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Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Today's students—confronting mounting student debt concerns, AI disruption, and fierce competition for jobs—prioritize credentials, internships, and practical skills over traditional college experiences.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Post-dinner, the moms do a club appearance, then come back to the house just in time to interrupt what sounded like a delicious conversation between Jessi and Taylor about the difference between competition and jealousy.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025
Stellantis’s European operation is a weak-looking target for new Chinese competition.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Today's students—confronting mounting student debt concerns, AI disruption, and fierce competition for jobs—prioritize credentials, internships, and practical skills over traditional college experiences.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Post-dinner, the moms do a club appearance, then come back to the house just in time to interrupt what sounded like a delicious conversation between Jessi and Taylor about the difference between competition and jealousy.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025
Stellantis’s European operation is a weak-looking target for new Chinese competition.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competition
Noun
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Not bad for a guy who spent much of this week as the tournament’s first alternate — waiting, hoping, for someone to pull out.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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Both the novel and movie chronicle the infamous 50th Hunger Games tournament that took place decades before the events of the original trilogy that starred Jennifer Lawrence as victor turned revolutionist Katniss Everdeen.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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On the May 5 episode, contestants chose from a slate of songs selected for them by each judge.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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The preliminary round, which included contestants for Miss Maine USA and Miss Maine Teen USA, lasted barely 45 minutes.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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This is a space that is ripe for standardization, the entry of new players in the market, and more vendor rivalries and drama.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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At times, the rivalry between the players has become the biggest topic of discussion in sports and eclipsed the athletic world, raising issues of race and gender equality.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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This year’s event will be headlined by R&B heartthrob Mario and Hip-Hop vet Jadakiss with additional performances by house music icons and more.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 May 2025
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Meteorologists working for the federal government closely coordinate with local and state agencies during severe weather events.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Rather than developing models from the ground up, these organizations refine and enhance existing AI platforms with unique datasets that competitors lack.—
Dr. TJ Jiang,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Nvidia's competitors Broadcom, AMD, and Intel are so far absent from the NVLink Fusion ecosystem.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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As a 60-person battle royale, matches can be extremely long and, in tournament play, repeat over and over for hours until a winning team can be crowned.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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Salter is also in a quarterback battle with true freshman Julian Lewis.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2025
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An’s game of choice, Apex Legends, is a particularly taxing one.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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There are seven such tilts this year, with all but the Brazil game set to air on NFL Network.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 May 2025
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PDFs are usually uncontested contenders (much like Microsoft) but SVG files have seemingly come out of nowhere to take up a competitive share of malicious space.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Business aside, the festival is getting high marks from the critics, with the competition line-up already throwing up multiple Palme d’Or contenders.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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“Competition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competition. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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