as in competing
having or marked by a strong desire to win or be better than others
I am admittedly competitive when it comes to board games.
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Recent Examples of competitive
The space is highly competitive, with U.S. player Affirm launching in the U.K. just last year.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 19 May 2025
The driver of the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing won the competitive midseason exhibition race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
One superintendent told the Idaho Statesman that a $100 million increase for teacher salaries this year would help keep teaching positions competitive amid shortages.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2025
Like it or not, companies need to make tough decisions, including layoffs to remain competitive.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 19 May 2025
The driver of the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing won the competitive midseason exhibition race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
One superintendent told the Idaho Statesman that a $100 million increase for teacher salaries this year would help keep teaching positions competitive amid shortages.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2025
Like it or not, companies need to make tough decisions, including layoffs to remain competitive.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitive
Adjective
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Leaders from both nations face mounting public pressure to show strength and seek revenge, and the heated rhetoric and competing claims could be a response to that pressure.—
Sheikh Saaliq,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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Meanwhile, competing services are on the launchpad, including from rival billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hard work and diligent monitoring will spell success.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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But the swift and diligent response to KJ's condition led to timely treatment.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The result is a record which captures Motörhead in their formative period, fresh from the early lineup which recorded the tracks that would later make up 1979’s On Parole album, yet hungry with the ambition that would turn them into one of the U.K.’s biggest heavy exports of the ’70s and ’80s.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
9 May 2025
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Remember the body blow of injustice, and don’t get mad — get hungry.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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However, thanks to aggressive conservation efforts, including predator control programs, habitat restoration, and breeding initiatives, several kiwi species have seen rebounds.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Even so, the aggressive play in this post-season has stood out.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Europeans, Australians and Americans organized violent, racially motivated riots and lawmakers began enacting anti-Chinese immigration legislation, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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Switching off from work helps employees stay healthy and motivated in the long run.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Portable training accounts, which follow workers across jobs, would provide continuity in a dynamic economy.—
Lynn Forester de Rothschild,
Time,
11 May 2025
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Really? Decades ago, at Albertus Magnus College, my class in modern poetry was taught by Sister Norma, a dynamic nun who had written her Ph.D. dissertation on William Butler Yeats.—
Patricia Schultheis,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2025
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“Competitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitive. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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