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
Its onerous regulations put every single EU company at a disadvantage globally with technological competitors.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Both competitors will join the NXT brand and become the next duo to make an impact on the developmental brand.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
These questions and others like them may have to be answered quickly — and, depending on the answers, the show could look less distinct from its competitors.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2025
Many mountain running races take competitors along high cliffs and ridgelines with exposure, and down steep, off-trail descents through technical terrain.
—Andy Wacker, Outside Online, 18 May 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Both competitors will join the NXT brand and become the next duo to make an impact on the developmental brand.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
These questions and others like them may have to be answered quickly — and, depending on the answers, the show could look less distinct from its competitors.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2025
Many mountain running races take competitors along high cliffs and ridgelines with exposure, and down steep, off-trail descents through technical terrain.
—Andy Wacker, Outside Online, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitor
Noun
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On the May 5 episode, contestants chose from a slate of songs selected for them by each judge.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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The preliminary round, which included contestants for Miss Maine USA and Miss Maine Teen USA, lasted barely 45 minutes.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
Noun
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PDFs are usually uncontested contenders (much like Microsoft) but SVG files have seemingly come out of nowhere to take up a competitive share of malicious space.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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First, Roglič and stage contender Tom Pidcock crashed and suffered punctures with 50km remaining, leaving the pair out of contention for the win — and facing a desperate battle to even regain contact with the peloton.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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That was the worry among some of the Los Angeles Kings’ faithful – and a source of joy among fans of their rivals – as Holland was introduced as the Kings’ general manager on Thursday.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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If Boasberg buys Meta's argument that TikTok is actually Meta's biggest rival—and not Snap or MeWe—Meta could have an easier time shutting down the case.—
Ashley Belanger – May 16,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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“Competitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitor. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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