COMPETITIVENESS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

competitiveness

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as in industry

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Recent Examples of competitiveness Brown chose competitiveness, something Brooklyn can show well before anyone knows its final record. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Microsoft closed at a record high Tuesday for the first time in nearly a year, completing a remarkable comeback after shares plunged more than a third on concerns about AI spending and Copilot's competitiveness. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026 If the product touches AI, energy, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, transportation or advanced manufacturing, there’s a good chance national security and domestic competitiveness will find their way into it, too. — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Higher oil prices can raise polyester prices, potentially improving cotton’s competitiveness. — Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Ultimately, if countries aren’t willing to stump up more cash, then either farm or cohesion spending must shrink or Europe’s ambitions on defense, competitiveness and other priorities be scaled back. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Auchincloss said that approach hurts America’s competitiveness. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 That competitiveness, along with California’s sizable cache of electoral votes, helped boost Reagan’s political standing nationally. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Ultimately, if countries aren’t willing to stump up more cash, then either farm or cohesion spending must shrink or Europe’s ambitions on defense, competitiveness and other priorities scaled back. — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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Noun

After its market launch at Mipcom, the show will present at industry events in Europe and is eying the festival circuit for an official premiere.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
The city’s government started restricting when and where horse carriages could operate in the 1980s, and legislation to ban the industry was first announced in 2008.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of industry

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On the contrary, airpower remains the most potent piece of the United States’ conventional forces, as well as its main source of both deterrent capacity and warfighting advantage against conventional aggression by hostile states.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Publicly sharing Hasan’s death is unlikely to deter future acts of monstrous aggression, as Hegseth claims.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of aggression

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Imageworks’ mentorship program, which began as a diversity initiative with about 30 participants, is now oversubscribed every year, Grady said.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The result was a company looking to cut operating costs as part of other internal initiatives to better monetize big-ticket acquisitions.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiative

Noun

But fear not, Lisa will be channeling that energy into her art.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act).

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of energy

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Taken together, these two mistakes represented an almost-unfathomable breach of basic diligence.

— Daniel Duane, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Give Growth Planning An Earlier Starting Point Early marketing diligence gives investors more time to investigate opportunities and develop a credible plan with management.

— James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of diligence

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