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
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  • Pacific Coast Harmony also competes against other groups in the region and most recently successfully defended its Eastern Division Chorus title in the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Far Western District.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Many of those carriers have big global networks to serve customers, as well as a basic economy, no-frills product that competes with Spirit and other low-cost airlines.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Trump contends blue slips are being abused as a tool of partisan obstruction.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Levine Cava contends the helicopter budget has always belonged within the Fire Rescue department, which provides the pilots and maintains the choppers.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Vies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vies. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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