the competition

noun

: a person or group that one is trying to succeed against : a person or group that one is competing with

He sized up the competition looking to see who his toughest opponent would likely be.

Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.

In my opinion, this restaurant has no competition. It's so much better that all the others.

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Alongside Morocco, the 2030 World Cup will be co-hosted by Spain and Portugal, with three matches also taking place in Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina to mark the competition’s centenary. —

Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 Arsenal returned to the competition for the first time since the 2016-17 season and made the quarterfinals. —

Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025 The next edition of the Invictus Games will be in Birmingham, England, in 2027, and Prince Harry told PEOPLE about why his sincere wish for the competition is to shut it down. —

Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025 Austin and Goff were co-winners in 2021, and Sims was named a co-winner of the competition's 2023 edition. —

Ashley Hume, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the competition

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