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Recent Examples of vie
The second case on this list of feuding brothers vying for a spot, but that quota is taken by Oasis.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Defense is such a difficult thing to parse out from the elite defensive players vying for these top honors because there aren’t great stats and metrics for it.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Galaxy Girl, Pugcasso, Cat Witch, and Crane were all vying for the Golden Mask trophy.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
This week in politics Graves’ retirement after 13 terms representing a district that includes Kansas City’s Northland is expected to spark a rush of Republican candidates vying for his seat.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Defense is such a difficult thing to parse out from the elite defensive players vying for these top honors because there aren’t great stats and metrics for it.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Galaxy Girl, Pugcasso, Cat Witch, and Crane were all vying for the Golden Mask trophy.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
This week in politics Graves’ retirement after 13 terms representing a district that includes Kansas City’s Northland is expected to spark a rush of Republican candidates vying for his seat.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vie
Verb
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This was, according to the charter, arguably the moment when OpenAI might stop competing with other companies and start working with them.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Just go out there tomorrow and try to compete.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Others contend that legitimizing him erodes Democratic credibility on antisemitism and other issues, handing Republicans ammunition heading into the midterms.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the president contends there is no excuse for the lack of participation now that Iran's navy has been sunk and its air defenses severely weakened.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Vie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vie. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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