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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
Everyone could take a breath, and with their demented schedule now reduced to a single competition, Howe will get precious time on the training pitch to work, hone and improve his players.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Including someone else in this competition.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Tom McCoy, a former NACLO winner who is currently a competition organizer and computational linguistics researcher at Yale University, works to bridge the gap between how language is handled in large language models and how it’s described in linguistic theory.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
The scramble by Asian economies to secure LNG supplies is putting upward pressure on European prices and increasing competition for cargoes from producers outside the Middle East, including the United States, Europe’s largest supplier.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Including someone else in this competition.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Tom McCoy, a former NACLO winner who is currently a competition organizer and computational linguistics researcher at Yale University, works to bridge the gap between how language is handled in large language models and how it’s described in linguistic theory.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
The scramble by Asian economies to secure LNG supplies is putting upward pressure on European prices and increasing competition for cargoes from producers outside the Middle East, including the United States, Europe’s largest supplier.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competition
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Pope hit a monster triple from the corner put the Horns up 75-68 with 1 minute, 29 seconds left and after Vokietaitis final miss, Mark calmly sunk four straight throws down the stretch to keep the Horns in the tournament.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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The aesthetics of a tournament matter.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Maybe the closest thing the movie has to a thesis comes when one of the contestants flies a drone to the sisters and tries to offer a compromise via a loophole in the rules that could spare all of them, if Grace is willing to make a repugnant sacrifice.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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After all, one of the show's guiltiest pleasures is searching each contestant's face during the reveal to suss out their true feelings.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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Baseball’s richest rivalry still draws national fascination.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Despite long-standing rivalries among senior Iranian politicians — many of whom hold powerful political positions and control significant economic resources — these factions quickly set aside their differences and pledged loyalty to him.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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During Monday’s event, the company presented a $50,000 donation and pledging 500 volunteer hours to Nourish Up, formerly Fishes & Loaves, a nonprofit addressing food insecurity for Charlotte families.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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The eight-team event begins with quarterfinal games April 1-2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Japan’s Neapolitan-style pizza has set the food world aflame, showing how the country is whipping up pizza that’s just as good (if not better) than its Italian competitors.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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Logan, who worked out on the defensive line Sunday, stood out among all the competitors and was awarded the overall MVP for the camp, which attracted more than 200 athletes to the event.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Longhorns have won the turnover battle in all but three of their games.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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When Jokic was out in January, the Nuggets understood that the ideal upset formula involved winning the possession battle.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Two Condron free throws with 31 seconds to go in the third quarter put UCSD ahead 38-37 for the first time since the game’s opening minutes.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The difference in the game was arguably offensive rebounding, as the Panthers grabbed nine more offensive boards than the Bears.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Spartans are almost always contenders but have not cut down the nets since 2000.—
Steve Kornacki,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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As the Detroit Pistons have suddenly become a contender for the NBA title, their best player will be missing for the foreseeable future.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Competition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competition. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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