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Recent Examples of competes
According to Reuters, Gakpo was given time off to spend with his family, who are staying near the team base in Kansas City as the Netherlands competes in the World Cup.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
With a 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame, Palmquest also competes in shot put and threw 46 1/2 feet as a sophomore, taking first in Aledo’s district meet.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Morozov competes very well, is quite physical and uses his big body to win battles.
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Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
This is not a watch that competes for attention.
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Richard Mille Contributor,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The Chevy Silverado is a close cousin to the Sierra 1500, though GMC's model competes at a more premium price point.
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Charles Singh,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
As a result, formal career education increasingly competes with a constant stream of online messages about work, success and the future.
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Matthew Simoneau,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Abbvie’s top immunology drugs include Skyrizi, which competes against Tremfya from Club name Johnson & Johnson .
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Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Nature is often portrayed as a battlefield where every species competes for food, territory, and survival.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
With a 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame, Palmquest also competes in shot put and threw 46 1/2 feet as a sophomore, taking first in Aledo’s district meet.
—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Morozov competes very well, is quite physical and uses his big body to win battles.
—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
This is not a watch that competes for attention.
—
Richard Mille Contributor,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The Chevy Silverado is a close cousin to the Sierra 1500, though GMC's model competes at a more premium price point.
—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
As a result, formal career education increasingly competes with a constant stream of online messages about work, success and the future.
—
Matthew Simoneau,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Abbvie’s top immunology drugs include Skyrizi, which competes against Tremfya from Club name Johnson & Johnson .
—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Nature is often portrayed as a battlefield where every species competes for food, territory, and survival.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competes
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Alpha-gal was more of a private enterprise, another rumor contends.
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Uber contends this arrangement has created an incentive for doctors and attorneys to collude to dramatically inflate medical bills.
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Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.
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Agamemnon is the commander of the Greek army that fights the Trojan War for the recovery of Menelaus’s wife, Helen.
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What fights an itch depends on its cause and there's a need for better treatments.
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“Competes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competes. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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