as in competing
to engage in a contest
vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion
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Recent Examples of vying
This move is part of an intensifying global competition for seabed resources, with nations like the United States also vying for control.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
His Mutt is vying for album of the year.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Back then, there was little mainstream coffee drinking culture to speak of, and the brand was one of a handful of American food and beverage chains vying to establish themselves in country after China’s opening-up in the early 1980s.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Both countries are vying to establish a long-term human presence on the moon.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
During the 2008 Republican primaries, the candidates vying for the GOP presidential nomination said that, if elected, their vice presidents would have different roles.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Along with vying to be the city’s first democratic socialist mayor, Mamdani would also be its first Muslim mayor, a fact that has made his past support for Palestinian causes a major sticking point for some voters.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
And yet, the record undeniably carries the energy of someone vying for generational spotlight.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Oak Hills Local School District Incumbents Rich Haffey and Bart West are running for reelection to the Oak Hills school board, with Shane Krugler also vying for a spot on the board.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
His Mutt is vying for album of the year.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Back then, there was little mainstream coffee drinking culture to speak of, and the brand was one of a handful of American food and beverage chains vying to establish themselves in country after China’s opening-up in the early 1980s.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Both countries are vying to establish a long-term human presence on the moon.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
During the 2008 Republican primaries, the candidates vying for the GOP presidential nomination said that, if elected, their vice presidents would have different roles.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Along with vying to be the city’s first democratic socialist mayor, Mamdani would also be its first Muslim mayor, a fact that has made his past support for Palestinian causes a major sticking point for some voters.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
And yet, the record undeniably carries the energy of someone vying for generational spotlight.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Oak Hills Local School District Incumbents Rich Haffey and Bart West are running for reelection to the Oak Hills school board, with Shane Krugler also vying for a spot on the board.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vying
competing
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To rebuild the ceiling — the realistic hope of actually competing for a Super Bowl — the Chargers will have to wait until next year, when Slater and Alt return.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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With traditional entertainment, games, TikTok, GenAI, and more competing for fans’ attention, audiences seem more saturated than ever before.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Vying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vying. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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