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Leslie stars in the movie as Liz, a married mom and soon-to-be empty nester who audits a college poetry class and becomes a point of tension between seniors — and longtime best friends — Sam (Andrew Barth Feldman) and Ari (Cooper Hoffman), who both vie for her affections.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Part of the jockeying for Council president involves behind the scenes deal-making, with contenders vying to secure votes from their current and future colleagues, by promising chairmanships for their preferred committees, City Hall sources told the Herald.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
His Mutt is vying for album of the year.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
But that’s probably asking too much from a movie that’s mainly vying for Oscar consideration — and very well could get it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Part of the jockeying for Council president involves behind the scenes deal-making, with contenders vying to secure votes from their current and future colleagues, by promising chairmanships for their preferred committees, City Hall sources told the Herald.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
His Mutt is vying for album of the year.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
But that’s probably asking too much from a movie that’s mainly vying for Oscar consideration — and very well could get it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vie
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It is measured in the millions of students striving for opportunity—most of them raising children, working jobs, serving in uniform, or making rent and mortgage payments with other bills competing for their attention.—
Yolanda Watson Spiva,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Co-Production Market will feature 22 feature films and five documentaries competing for $20,000 in cash grants.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Many contend that those targeted during the purges were not communists but ethnic Chinese, or anyone with left wing views.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Anderson himself is expected to seriously contend for his first-ever Oscar victory, after 11 prior noms, in both the directing and writing categories.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Vie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vie. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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