as in contestants
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 competitors
How does your brand's value growth compare to category competitors?
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Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This constitution, which Anthropic just updated, is one thing that differentiates Anthropic’s AI models from those offered by its competitors, such as OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Elon Musk’s xAI.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
In response to the shortage, Micron and its memory competitors, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, have been increasing output.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
While those competitors have been posting higher margins for several years, American expects to close that gap through strong premium demand and the launch of a new travel credit card, May said.
—Sri Taylor, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The company has also built up its its own private label brands like Amazon Grocery and Amazon Saver to take on the expansion of low-cost competitors Aldi and Lidl and recently rolled out same-day delivery of fresh food to more than 2,000 cities.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Who are the Russian and Belarusian competitors taking part in the Winter Games as neutral athletes?
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
While Lululemon’s shares soared for most of Mussafer’s time as chair, US sales have stalled and competitors like Vuori and Alo Yoga have stolen market share.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Players and personnel from both schools had to come between the competitors before the issue escalated further.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This constitution, which Anthropic just updated, is one thing that differentiates Anthropic’s AI models from those offered by its competitors, such as OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Elon Musk’s xAI.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
In response to the shortage, Micron and its memory competitors, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, have been increasing output.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
While those competitors have been posting higher margins for several years, American expects to close that gap through strong premium demand and the launch of a new travel credit card, May said.
—Sri Taylor, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The company has also built up its its own private label brands like Amazon Grocery and Amazon Saver to take on the expansion of low-cost competitors Aldi and Lidl and recently rolled out same-day delivery of fresh food to more than 2,000 cities.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Who are the Russian and Belarusian competitors taking part in the Winter Games as neutral athletes?
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
While Lululemon’s shares soared for most of Mussafer’s time as chair, US sales have stalled and competitors like Vuori and Alo Yoga have stolen market share.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Players and personnel from both schools had to come between the competitors before the issue escalated further.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitors
Noun
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Others, however, fall back into their old habits — and several of the contestants have died.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Unlike previous iterations of Fear Factor, which featured new contestants in every episode, House of Fear will corral its 14 contestants under the same roof, Big Brother-style.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, BlackRock executive Rick Rieder, Fed governor Christopher Waller, and White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett are among the top contenders for the position.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fans will want to keep tabs on whom title contenders and district title favorites — such as Aledo, Southlake Carroll and North Crowley — choose to face.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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At certain points, Pelosi and Hoyer were seen as rivals vying for the speakership — a role that only Pelosi ended up securing.—
Nikole Killion,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The short, but so far rather sweet, voyage of the Chelsea Under-21 boss at the first-team helm will feature one last stop just across the Thames against west London rivals Fulham.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But 2026 isn’t 2022, with years of GOP control giving challengers clearer lines of attack.—
Karen Brooks Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Quigley has filed for re-election for his current seat in Congress and faces four challengers in the Democratic primary election in March.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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