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
Extreme discounts relative to competitors are another warning sign, as no legitimate dealer is consistently selling silver below market price — not without a catch, anyway.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere on Monday —As the Alpine skiing reaches its penultimate event, the weather made the men’s slalom course very difficult with only 44 of 96 competitors earning a score.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Dubreil says his competitors are built differently.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
The ice climbing event, which attracted more than 7,000 spectators over two days last year, showcases the competitive side of the sport with more than 100 competitors coming from around the world.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Many of these transformations made competitors uncomfortable, but refusing to go through with a makeover could mean being eliminated from the competition.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Slok noted in the 1980s, an innovator in the IT space had monopoly pricing power until competitors could create similar products.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
But behind the scenes, the financial picture for most competitors is far less glamorous than the spectacle of the Games themselves.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Others argue that too-stringent export controls merely hand the market over to Chinese competitors.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere on Monday —As the Alpine skiing reaches its penultimate event, the weather made the men’s slalom course very difficult with only 44 of 96 competitors earning a score.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Dubreil says his competitors are built differently.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
The ice climbing event, which attracted more than 7,000 spectators over two days last year, showcases the competitive side of the sport with more than 100 competitors coming from around the world.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Many of these transformations made competitors uncomfortable, but refusing to go through with a makeover could mean being eliminated from the competition.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Slok noted in the 1980s, an innovator in the IT space had monopoly pricing power until competitors could create similar products.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
But behind the scenes, the financial picture for most competitors is far less glamorous than the spectacle of the Games themselves.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Others argue that too-stringent export controls merely hand the market over to Chinese competitors.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitors
Noun
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As seasons went on, the show escalated the stakes for the contestants.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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The upcoming milestone season will feature contestants from previous seasons going back to the show's first season, which aired almost 26 years ago, primarily focusing on seasons 45 through 49.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In an era of annual roster churn, predicting in the offseason which teams will go on to be true contenders is particularly difficult.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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After gold medal favorite Finley Melville Ives crashed out of contention, the top American contenders, rather sensibly, backed off in their second runs in men's freeski halfpipe qualifying.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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India is one of OpenAI’s top markets for ChatGPT and alongside rivals like Perplexity are offering their products for free in a race to gain users and potentially lucrative data for further training.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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The North American rivals cannot meet until the gold medal game.—
Stephen Whyno,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Josh Harder, a four-time congressman from Turlock, faces three Republican challengers in the primary.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The first to turn in a petition was Councilmember Traci Park, who is facing two challengers while running for reelection in a coastal district.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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