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adjective

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verb

as in to compete
to engage in a contest two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives

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“Rival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rival. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.

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