as in competitive
having or marked by a strong desire to win or be better than others
The competing salespeople were all trying to lure the same customers.
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as in contending
to engage in a contest
prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship
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Examples of competing in a Sentence
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Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
Confusion reigned last week when the State Department, Governor Kathy Hochul, and the Chinese consulate general made competing claims about the status of China’s top diplomat in New York.
—Jimmy Quinn, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024
Everybody's always looking, curious, competing and that's a really difficult thing, especially for a female actor.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Black Americans face higher competing risks of dying from other causes like asthma before developing diabetes and its many complications.
—Sanjay Basu, STAT, 5 Aug. 2024
Historically, competing orders have invited conflict, especially at the geographical seams between them.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Allen said that the repeal continued to have broad support, including from Republicans in the Legislature and otherwise warring factions in the state’s housing debates, but competing issues took precedence.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Historically, competing orders have invited conflict.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Here’s a review of the history of the word and how competing definitions are inflaming the debate over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will hold a competing political event in Tucson on the same day.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
Confusion reigned last week when the State Department, Governor Kathy Hochul, and the Chinese consulate general made competing claims about the status of China’s top diplomat in New York.
—Jimmy Quinn, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024
Everybody's always looking, curious, competing and that's a really difficult thing, especially for a female actor.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Black Americans face higher competing risks of dying from other causes like asthma before developing diabetes and its many complications.
—Sanjay Basu, STAT, 5 Aug. 2024
Historically, competing orders have invited conflict, especially at the geographical seams between them.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Allen said that the repeal continued to have broad support, including from Republicans in the Legislature and otherwise warring factions in the state’s housing debates, but competing issues took precedence.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Historically, competing orders have invited conflict.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Here’s a review of the history of the word and how competing definitions are inflaming the debate over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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“Competing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competing. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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