variants
or rivalled
as in fought
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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Recent Examples of rivaled
According to new data from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), shocks caused by tariffs are pummeling Southeast and East Asia with ferocity, rivaled narrowly in impact by South Asia and the Pacific.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
But even after five seasons of laughs and unforgettable moments—plus a return by the Temptones that rivaled any musical group out there—the iconic sitcom wasn’t afforded a proper send-off.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Testing the Hot Tools Pro Artist 24K Gold Extended Barrel Curling Iron brought us a swell of nostalgia—and also lustrous, long-lasting curls and waves that rivaled tools double the price.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Raymond said the massive Russian operation is rivaled historically only during Nazi Germany and the Soviet Stalin regime.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Netflix’s Love Is Blind became a total phenomenon that rivaled The Bachelor at its prime, and Peacock’s Love Island burst onto the mainstream this summer to become a sensation that completely took over the internet, if not the world.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Airbnbs and hotels enjoyed occupancy rates that rivaled peak holiday periods.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Representative Nicole Collier, of Dallas, refused the police escort and instead spent two nights sleeping in her office, live-streaming to an audience that, at times, rivalled that of Davis’s 2013 filibuster.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Since the early 2000s, the city’s fame for its musical exports has been rivaled only by its emerging reputation as a film/TV production hub.
—Jewel Wicker, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
But even after five seasons of laughs and unforgettable moments—plus a return by the Temptones that rivaled any musical group out there—the iconic sitcom wasn’t afforded a proper send-off.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Testing the Hot Tools Pro Artist 24K Gold Extended Barrel Curling Iron brought us a swell of nostalgia—and also lustrous, long-lasting curls and waves that rivaled tools double the price.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Raymond said the massive Russian operation is rivaled historically only during Nazi Germany and the Soviet Stalin regime.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Netflix’s Love Is Blind became a total phenomenon that rivaled The Bachelor at its prime, and Peacock’s Love Island burst onto the mainstream this summer to become a sensation that completely took over the internet, if not the world.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Airbnbs and hotels enjoyed occupancy rates that rivaled peak holiday periods.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Representative Nicole Collier, of Dallas, refused the police escort and instead spent two nights sleeping in her office, live-streaming to an audience that, at times, rivalled that of Davis’s 2013 filibuster.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Since the early 2000s, the city’s fame for its musical exports has been rivaled only by its emerging reputation as a film/TV production hub.
—Jewel Wicker, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivaled
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Rachel Goldberg-Polin fought to save her son’s life.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Years after Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman fought to the death to save his fellow soldiers, an intelligence officer strives to prove his valor — leading an investigation that ultimately would secure him the Medal of Honor.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Three of the nine artists who competed for best new artist at the BET Awards on June 9 are on the Grammy entry list – Leon Thomas (who won), BigXthaPlug and October London.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the 1950s and 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union competed for influence in Asia and Africa, packing their ideological visions in the guise of development, and luring modernizing Asian and African leaders with loans and technical assistance in dam building and hydraulics.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Rivaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivaled. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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