as in competition
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
a healthy rivalry in sports between the two schools
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When the Peyton Manning–Tom Brady rivalry was at its peak in the 2000s, the blows traded between the two reached all the way to 30 Rock.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
The rivalry between Hasina and Zia, the official chair of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the largest opposition party in Bangladesh, has dominated Bangladeshi politics.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
But with or without the narratives of returning champions, or the cementing of legacy, or the long-standing sprinting rivalry between the U.S. and Jamaica, the joyous intrigue of the short sprint, for me, is that the finish line can belong to anyone, on any day.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
That includes over 25 different components and materials critical to chip making process and Japanese companies because of these increasing geopolitical rivalry between U.S. and China and technological war and trade conflicts certainly will lose a part of the market.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
The rivalry between Hasina and Zia, the official chair of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the largest opposition party in Bangladesh, has dominated Bangladeshi politics.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
But with or without the narratives of returning champions, or the cementing of legacy, or the long-standing sprinting rivalry between the U.S. and Jamaica, the joyous intrigue of the short sprint, for me, is that the finish line can belong to anyone, on any day.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
That includes over 25 different components and materials critical to chip making process and Japanese companies because of these increasing geopolitical rivalry between U.S. and China and technological war and trade conflicts certainly will lose a part of the market.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Rivalry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivalry. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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