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
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.
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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
It was heralded at the time for being one of the few foundations that rivaled Fenty Beauty’s then-groundbreaking 40 shades.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
Ruysch enjoyed renown throughout an unusually long life, her pictures sought by noble houses and selling for prices that rivaled Rembrandt’s.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The findings rivaled what Attorney General Pam Bondi had suggested months prior, which raised questions on both sides of the aisle around the administration’s vow to be transparent with its probe.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
China's DeepSeek quietly releases a rival to GPT-5 Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shocked the world in January with an AI model, called R1, that rivaled OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s top large language models at a fraction of the cost.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
His 200-foot game often rivaled that of Toews and Hossa.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The trail's remoteness is rivaled only by its dependence on the Pacific.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
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
It was heralded at the time for being one of the few foundations that rivaled Fenty Beauty’s then-groundbreaking 40 shades.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
Ruysch enjoyed renown throughout an unusually long life, her pictures sought by noble houses and selling for prices that rivaled Rembrandt’s.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The findings rivaled what Attorney General Pam Bondi had suggested months prior, which raised questions on both sides of the aisle around the administration’s vow to be transparent with its probe.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
China's DeepSeek quietly releases a rival to GPT-5 Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shocked the world in January with an AI model, called R1, that rivaled OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s top large language models at a fraction of the cost.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
His 200-foot game often rivaled that of Toews and Hossa.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The trail's remoteness is rivaled only by its dependence on the Pacific.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivaled
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White soldiers were reluctant to serve alongside the largely Black battalion, so the Harlem Hellfighters fought alongside the Allied French, fighting off enemy soldiers and becoming the first unit to reach the Rhine River.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Imavov has fought four times since then.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, buzzyworthy artists Shaboozey and Dasha each scored nods in the MTV Push Performance of the Year category, while Wallen competed for Artist of the Year, Best Album and Song of the Summer.—
Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Brandt also competed in track and field and played on a club volleyball team.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Rivaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivaled. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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