vies

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 The move also comes as the United States vies with China in the race to dominate the artificial intelligence industry. Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vies
Verb
  • Supabase is built on Postgres, the popular developer database system that competes with Google’s Firebase and is a bet on an open-source future.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Riddle, who currently competes for Major League Wrestling (MLW), was a guest on the show to discuss his career.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Part of the problem, the AAFA contends, is the platform’s difficult takedown process.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mowry contends the stellarator eliminates the tokamak’s instability issues that remain unresolved.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Vies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vies. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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