as in contestant
one who strives for the same thing as another two universities that are long-standing corrivals for the title of best in the nation

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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rather than developing models from the ground up, these organizations refine and enhance existing AI platforms with unique datasets that competitors lack.
    Dr. TJ Jiang, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Nvidia's competitors Broadcom, AMD, and Intel are so far absent from the NVLink Fusion ecosystem.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Business aside, the festival is getting high marks from the critics, with the competition line-up already throwing up multiple Palme d’Or contenders.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Corrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrival. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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