as in contestant
one who strives for the same thing as another
the competitors for this prestigious science award come from the best high schools in the country
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Recent Examples of competitor
But a medal will likely require her to nail an extra level of difficulty against competitors whose runs often contain more amplitude and rotations.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Cheng Xin | Getty Images Lyft on Monday officially launched teen accounts nationwide in a bid to match competitor Uber.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
The billboards tried to position Anthropic as calmer and more deliberative than its competitors.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Dejori is at the Games this month in a volunteer uniform, testing the ski jump ahead of the competitors.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Cheng Xin | Getty Images Lyft on Monday officially launched teen accounts nationwide in a bid to match competitor Uber.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
The billboards tried to position Anthropic as calmer and more deliberative than its competitors.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Dejori is at the Games this month in a volunteer uniform, testing the ski jump ahead of the competitors.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitor
Noun
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Each contestant has 90 seconds and a maximum of three attempts for each dunk.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kayley finished first among the pool of middle and high school contestants in Peters’ 50th Congressional District, which includes La Jolla.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hunt is one of three female frontrunners, with former BBC content boss Charlotte Moore, and ex-Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, also considered to be serious contenders.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Alysa Liu, returning to the Olympics after a brief retirement, is a gold medal contender at the Milan-Cortina Olympics in women’s figure skating.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, Nvidia is facing growing pressure from rivals like AMD and customers developing their own chips to reduce reliance on the industry’s dominant supplier.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The idea had been discussed periodically over the years in Tel Aviv and Washington but had never gotten very far, perhaps because Assad’s father had deliberately created a regime that kept potential rivals in check or under surveillance.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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From the beginning, a mayoral run would have been a risky move for Horvath, who is not expected to face any major challengers to her own bid for reelection.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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But challengers Marcos Vélez, a Houston labor leader, and political newcomer Courtney Head say three decades of Democratic statewide losses demand a break from the past and a new generation of leadership.—
Karen Brooks Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Competitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitor. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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