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as in tournaments
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 contestants
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 rivalries
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 competitions
His current tally of three goals in all competitions (one of which was a penalty at Burnley) is his lowest return at this stage of a season.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Shelton appeared in a total of 191 matches in two stints with Sporting KC across all competitions.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Advance multidisciplinary innovation and collaboration through broad-impact technical projects, competitions, and initiatives.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2025
The two sister competitions have come under scrutiny on many occasions in recent history, namely when the 2023 adult and junior winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In Barcelona, the Russian Academy of Music hosts concerts and competitions celebrating Russia’s musical tradition.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Kane, who has already tallied double-digit goals across all competitions this season, continues to thrive in his first Champions League campaign with Bayern.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Students earn service points and levels of distinction through participation in speech and debate competitions, community service, leadership activities, public speaking and more.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Once on campus, he’s drawn into the intense world of Black Greek life, where rival fraternities battle through stepping competitions that blend rhythm, tradition, and pride.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Shelton appeared in a total of 191 matches in two stints with Sporting KC across all competitions.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Advance multidisciplinary innovation and collaboration through broad-impact technical projects, competitions, and initiatives.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2025
The two sister competitions have come under scrutiny on many occasions in recent history, namely when the 2023 adult and junior winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In Barcelona, the Russian Academy of Music hosts concerts and competitions celebrating Russia’s musical tradition.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Kane, who has already tallied double-digit goals across all competitions this season, continues to thrive in his first Champions League campaign with Bayern.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Students earn service points and levels of distinction through participation in speech and debate competitions, community service, leadership activities, public speaking and more.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Once on campus, he’s drawn into the intense world of Black Greek life, where rival fraternities battle through stepping competitions that blend rhythm, tradition, and pride.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitions
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Overall, the tournaments are framed as hands-on STEM experiences rather than pure spectacle.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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With a hundred or so onlookers seated in chairs positioned in a semicircle in the library lobby, the contestants took turns busting rhymes.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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The impact of geopolitics has surged, with national interests and strategic rivalries once again shaping global affairs and impacting business strategies.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium hedges are more than just shrubbery around a field—they're witnesses to nearly a century of rivalries, victories, and legends that have graced Dooley Field.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Both the Northern Taurid and Southern Taurid meteor streams are currently active, which could give rise to spectacular fireball events in the period leading up to their separate peaks in early November.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Publications including Politico, Axios, Punchbowl, and Puck have all built bespoke events and subscription businesses aimed at reaching lobbyists, congressional offices, and federal government officials.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Despite the advances in AI, Duan concedes that early domestic CAE software lagged behind foreign competitors in several areas.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Kahn is optimistic that Coach’s focus on a smaller number of affordable, yet consistent products puts it in a better place to manage cost and price increases than its competitors.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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But Costco also demonstrates the limitations of fighting political battles through a store.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The championship brought together teams from across Europe to showcase their small but agile robots in a series of head-to-head battles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall, and more have all missed multiple games due to injury.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Brewers, whose 97-65 record was the best in MLB this season, were inept in the series scoring five runs on 14 hits in the four games.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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From October through November, in addition to weeks-long festivals in major global centers like New York and London, there are a growing number of regional film festivals that host plenty of major contenders.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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While there’s no place like home, these are all a few worthy close contenders.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Competitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitions. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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