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Recent Examples of vies
Texas routinely vies with Ohio State, Michigan and Alabama to be the nation’s biggest-spending schools on athletics.
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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
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
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
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
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Pollard heads to the Berlinale as a film he executive produced, The Perfect Neighbor, competes for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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Only one person competes, pushing the sled at the start and piloting down the course at speeds of 70 to 80 mph.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lee contends that investors are not fully valuing the resiliency of Ares Capital's software-lending business.—
,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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Claire O’Callaghan, a senior lecturer in Victorian literature at Loughborough University, contends that’s the whole point.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Vies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vies. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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