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Recent Examples of compete
Servite’s outstanding relay teams are expected to compete after winning twice last week.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
In this round, contestants compete again against one other person to go for one of five remaining spots on the team.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) to become the belle of the ball in a film that bitingly examines body image and beauty standards.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
There’s something about competing in front of 13,000 screaming Tiger fans.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
In this round, contestants compete again against one other person to go for one of five remaining spots on the team.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) to become the belle of the ball in a film that bitingly examines body image and beauty standards.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
There’s something about competing in front of 13,000 screaming Tiger fans.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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The conservative wing contended that the Holy See’s sovereignty means that Vatican departments are the equivalent of the ministries of any other country—meaning there should be a degree of confidentiality in preparing their budgets.—
Gerald Posner,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The lawmakers also inquire whether the deals comply with state bar ethics requirements, contending that the agreements may raise issues with state bar professional codes of conduct rules for lawyers.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the years since, the vehicles raced on tracks across the world have evolved.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Ambulances, firetrucks and patrol vehicles from multiple law enforcement agencies raced toward the campus that sits just west of Florida’s state capital after the university issued an active shooter alert midday Thursday, saying police were responding near the student union.—
Kate Payne and David Fischer,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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As the war lurched into its fourth year, Russian losses of tanks, fighting vehicles and other heavy equipment had exceeded 20,000, according to the analysts at the Oryx intelligence collective, which confirms each loss with imagery from the front line.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The court fight over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a most unusual one in that no one denies that the government violated the law in deporting him.—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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The commissioner had faced health issues in recent years, including battling cancer, and died last week after being hospitalized.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ten years ago, Wilmer Flores famously battled tears at news the Mets might be trading him.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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