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Recent Examples of vied
Reaching one billion streams used to be a goal every major artist vied for.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Two factions — Membership First and Unite for Strength — vied for power for two decades.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
After Cambyses died childless, various factions vied for the Persian throne.
—Debbie Felton, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Two factions — Membership First and Unite for Strength — vied for power for two decades.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
After Cambyses died childless, various factions vied for the Persian throne.
—Debbie Felton, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vied
Verb
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Drennan, 43, grew up helping his brothers and uncles build derby cars and later competed in a few derbies himself.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Olympic champion and silver medalist competed seven times this season.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Despite critics who argue that AI progress is slowing, Amodei contended that development will continue at a similar pace.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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The source contended that the network was not swayed by outside pressure.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Vied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vied. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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