competitiveness

noun

as in industry

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Recent Examples of competitiveness Process control, workplace conditions, customer requirements and long-term competitiveness are already pushing the industry in the same direction. — Alice Tonello, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 Quantum technology impacts economic competitiveness, national security, intelligence, defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, and communications. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Each game felt playoff quality, from the play to the competitiveness to the atmosphere. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The program is designed to match funding for site development improvement efforts, focusing on industrial site readiness and competitiveness for job-creating projects in the state. — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 The senator would be well advised to heed the advice of championship coaches Dan Hurley and Geno Auriemma, both of whom have stated that passage of the Act is essential to UConn’s competitiveness. — Randy Levine, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026 Young, who also had a fumble, has been impressed with Freeling’s competitiveness in his first camp and chalked up the rookie’s struggles to who lined up opposite him. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Missing a significant part of the AI investment cycle could leave lasting scars on American productivity and competitiveness. — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 At times, the competitiveness has actually gotten the best of him, and those in charge need to pull back the reins. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitiveness
  1. industry
  2. aggression
  3. motivation
  4. determination
  5. initiative
  6. enterprise
  7. energy
  8. diligence
Noun
  • That could give small nuclear systems access to decades of engineering investment from industries that manufacture at vastly greater scale.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This is a historically fragmented industry, with different vendors for different kinds of services, such as firewall, threat detection, and identity.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of industry
Noun
  • At his best, Fries flies off the ball with force and aggression.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • As quotas for immigration arrests increased that spring, he was asked to press felony charges for even minor aggressions against agents.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of aggression
Noun
  • The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 ranks EI skills like resilience, flexibility, agility, leadership, social influence, motivation, and self-awareness as among the top ten most desirable skills.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Whisper Man director James Ashcroft explains the motivations of the film’s serial killer antagonist.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of motivation
Noun
  • The conference said its rule would apply independently of the status of NCAA eligibility determinations.
    — Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In his ruling Gayles rejected the government’s argument that Vorbe could be held in mandatory detention without a bond hearing simply because of Rubio’s determination in a letter.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of determination
Noun
  • The park had water conservation initiatives in place even before the latest flooding and damage.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The letter was an initiative of the Venice4Palestine collective, which similarly targeted the festival last year.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of initiative
Noun
  • Still, there’s a kind of hip, comfort food aspect to the entire enterprise that keeps it an easy, if slightly cluttered and overlong watch.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The enterprise software platform's stock popped 3%, heading for a second straight winning day.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of enterprise
Noun
  • Collaboration improves when everyone knows where to place their energy.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But the reflation boost appears to be petering out as much of the price recovery has been driven by surging global energy costs, while domestic demand lags.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of energy
Noun
  • Kardish brings it out with diligence, insight, admiration, and wonder.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • At the far end of the spectrum, a pre-launch fund calling itself Claude VC says agent teams will run sourcing, diligence, memo drafting and LP qualification.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of diligence

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“Competitiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitiveness. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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