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Recent Examples of compete
Grace grew up dancing recreationally in Topeka and joined her high school dance team to compete against other schools in the area.
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Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
The idea is that these companies will work together to build the data centers necessary to meet the extreme energy needs of AI, with the Trump administration clearing regulatory roadblocks to the expansion of such technology to help the U.S. compete with China and others.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge opens registration Saturday, allowing filmmakers to compete with their short films for a $5,000 seed fund/film finishing grant from Adobe, among other prizes.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Messi will also compete for other domestic cups and hopefully steer clear of injuries like those that hampered him at stages last year.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
The idea is that these companies will work together to build the data centers necessary to meet the extreme energy needs of AI, with the Trump administration clearing regulatory roadblocks to the expansion of such technology to help the U.S. compete with China and others.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge opens registration Saturday, allowing filmmakers to compete with their short films for a $5,000 seed fund/film finishing grant from Adobe, among other prizes.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Messi will also compete for other domestic cups and hopefully steer clear of injuries like those that hampered him at stages last year.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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Now after not knowing if her career was over, Prince could contend for an All-American spot, just like Van Lith, who is averaging 18.3 points and a career-high 6.2 assists.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Jan. 2025
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The suit, submitted in U.S. District Court, contends that Black voters, who represent nearly one-third of the county's electorate, face significant barriers to electing candidates of their choice under the current system.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Night Agent has returned for season 2 and has already raced to the top of Netflix’s charts.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Nets started 1-for-8 from the field and Phoenix raced out to a 9-2 lead with 7:15 left in the first quarter and were up 28-16 entering the second.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Neither Moscow nor Pyongyang has confirmed the deployment of troops from North Korea to fight Ukrainian forces.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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With fire-fueling winds returning to the region and workers fighting to contain the firestorm, Aiko is holding space for healing, sending a team of masseuses to a first responders base for sessions of temporary relief.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2025
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Coaches across the country could comfortably analyze such decisions with the benefit of hindsight while Freeman and Ryan Day battled for a ring.—
Antonio Morales,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The 41-year-old will have to battle his way past Ulberg to get there.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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