Thesaurus results for VIES

vies

verb

present tense third-person singular of vie

as in competes

to engage in a contest vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion

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Recent Examples of vies China's mission was planned as the country vies with the United States to land astronauts on the moon and secure a near-permanent presence on its surface. — Miles Doran, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 The Guardians' Team Store also pledged game day proceeds, hoping this act of generosity brings good karma as the team vies for a playoff spot. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Polls promise the race will be fiercely competitive, as Talarico vies to become the first Democrat to win statewide in Texas in three decades. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2026 American Coco Gauff seeks to defend her title as the women’s singles champion, while Jannik Sinner of Italy vies for his first French Open men’s singles title. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 This week’s announcement comes as Lamont vies for a third term as governor and the state faces a severe lack of housing that’s affordable and available to people with low incomes. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026 Home Depot’s next acquisition would add critical building systems to its wholesale network as the company vies for more business from professional contractors. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Texas routinely vies with Ohio State, Michigan and Alabama to be the nation’s biggest-spending schools on athletics. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Different liberal factions are choosing sides in a May race primary that will decide who vies for the toss-up seat. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vies

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Heavy federal borrowing competes with families and businesses for capital, pushing up the cost of mortgages, car loans and financing.

— Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The event comes as China expands its robotics industry and competes to establish leadership in humanoid and autonomous machines, with more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries also taking part in the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of competes

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The IndustriALL Bangladesh Council, or IBC, contends that the clock began when the existing garment wage took effect in December 2023.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
The author contends the Fed cannot control price shifts stemming from sophisticated global cooperation, new technologies, or supply chain disruptions, making blame for inflation or expectations of quick fixes unrealistic.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026