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variants
or rivalling
as in competing
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 rivaling
Mark Schilling, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The computer boasts advanced computational capabilities, rivaling those of a full-fledged supercomputer, and reduces power consumption by 90 percent.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
With private assets rivaling the size of national economies and the biggest names in tech betting big outside the public eye, top analysts believe this is a revolution that’s just getting started.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Quetzalcoatlus northropi, for example, was a species of pterosaur with a wingspan of about 36 feet, rivaling small planes and considered the largest flying animal known to science, according to the release.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
The police had found evidence not only of a network ferrying cocaine from South America to European ports but also of a sophisticated money-laundering organization worth hundreds of millions of euros—an enterprise rivalling the narcotics business in its size.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The controversy arose after Maine Governor Janet Mills announced her bid for the Senate, directly rivaling Platner.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
The potential to generate clean, renewable energy from the ocean is vast, possibly rivaling wind and even solar power.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
There are somewhere between 60 million to 100 million feral cats in the United States, rivaling the number of cozy pets.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Tetsu Fujimura’s keynote talk The Future of Japanese Intellectual Property in Global Adaptations offered TIFFCOM attendees a convincing argument that Japanese IP is quickly becoming one of the country’s core industries, rivalling even its mighty car manufacturers.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The computer boasts advanced computational capabilities, rivaling those of a full-fledged supercomputer, and reduces power consumption by 90 percent.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
With private assets rivaling the size of national economies and the biggest names in tech betting big outside the public eye, top analysts believe this is a revolution that’s just getting started.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Quetzalcoatlus northropi, for example, was a species of pterosaur with a wingspan of about 36 feet, rivaling small planes and considered the largest flying animal known to science, according to the release.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
The police had found evidence not only of a network ferrying cocaine from South America to European ports but also of a sophisticated money-laundering organization worth hundreds of millions of euros—an enterprise rivalling the narcotics business in its size.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The controversy arose after Maine Governor Janet Mills announced her bid for the Senate, directly rivaling Platner.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
The potential to generate clean, renewable energy from the ocean is vast, possibly rivaling wind and even solar power.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
There are somewhere between 60 million to 100 million feral cats in the United States, rivaling the number of cozy pets.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivaling
Adjective
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This is the random bunch of misfits Courteney will have to transform into a team competitive enough to make it to nationals, and that will surely start to form one big family along the way.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The two bonded over their mutual love for Atlanta and its vibrant culture before Trae and Quavo faced off in a friendly yet competitive game of HORSE on the basketball court.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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To rebuild the ceiling — the realistic hope of actually competing for a Super Bowl — the Chargers will have to wait until next year, when Slater and Alt return.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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With traditional entertainment, games, TikTok, GenAI, and more competing for fans’ attention, audiences seem more saturated than ever before.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And the back part of that is that the most fun is getting to act opposite people who are incredibly good, which is true for this cast.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some Democrats criticized it, too, though for opposite reasons.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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His extraordinary journey from utter isolation to human connection is revealed in the Oscar-contending documentary Ghost Boy, directed by Rodney Ascher (Room 237, A Glitch in the Matrix), winner of the Audience Award at SXSW in the Visions category.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the tariffs spooked American businesses, prompting a court challenge, contending that the president had exceeded his authority in imposing the tariffs.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Still, the Seahawks will be that much more difficult to stop now that opposing defenses have another legit pass-catching threat to account for.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dunn is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Rivaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivaling. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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