as in competition
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
a healthy rivalry in sports between the two schools
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Recent Examples of rivalry
Today, however, the Dodgers and Yankees are not a rivalry.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The iconic racing driver also had a notorious on and off-the-track rivalry with Frenchman Alain Prost, who will be played by Matt Mella (The Bureau).
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The issues in the ads are all the top-line topics for voters, including inflation, immigration, health care and our rivalry with China.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
That said, the New York Jets managed to steal a victory Thursday night—and this weekend is loaded tih rivalry games, which should have several teams fighting harder than usual.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The iconic racing driver also had a notorious on and off-the-track rivalry with Frenchman Alain Prost, who will be played by Matt Mella (The Bureau).
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The issues in the ads are all the top-line topics for voters, including inflation, immigration, health care and our rivalry with China.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
That said, the New York Jets managed to steal a victory Thursday night—and this weekend is loaded tih rivalry games, which should have several teams fighting harder than usual.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivalry
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In the current era of U.S.-Chinese strategic competition, North Korea’s value to China extends beyond its role as a buffer zone between Chinese and U.S. forces.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The organising committee investigated and found that Jiang had violated competition rules in the preliminary round because she was helped by her teacher, Wang Runqiu, who was a contestant himself.Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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As other suburban Indiana school board races have become embroiled in culture war battles and heated partisan rhetoric in recent elections, school board races in Hendrick’s County have stayed out of the fray.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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In it, five misfits battle to dismantle a conspiracy of teenagers aiming to halt climate change by exterminating adults.John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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And More Ahead Of Final Two Episodes Rio still wants one of them, which spells a duel brewing.Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Many here see the current Dodgers-Yankees World Series matchup as a throwback to the teams’ last postseason showdown — the memorable 1981 duel, during peak Fernandomania, in which a gritty Valenzuela led the Dodgers back from a two-game deficit to take out New York.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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Finally, after 20 years of struggle, protests, court battles and even picketing the home of Warren Buffett, whose company had assumed ownership of the dams, an agreement was reached to demolish the dams.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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And when the reward doesn’t feel worth the struggle—or when things get hard—motivation crumbles.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Questions about Gaza conflict for Harris In Michigan, however, Harris faced one other possible hurdle.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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As revealed by Deadline last month, Senna director Kapadia was removed as a patron of the Grierson Trust after just two days following a backlash over his social media posts about the Israel-Gaza conflict.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is a talky chamber piece of philosophical face-offs, debate duels and wordy warfare, though the outcomes remain just as harrowing.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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The war’s vast front lines could become a sort of laboratory for modern warfare, giving Kim’s troops — and their generals — a chance to study.Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Thereafter, Maske arrived in the driveway, where there was a confrontation between Aanerud and Maske.Tim Speier, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pine Ridge has a long history of violence — a 1973 confrontation at Wounded Knee between activists and federal officials left several people dead — as well as high levels of poverty.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Famous for being a site of political contention (ahem, Rosie O’Donnell versus Elisabeth Hasselbeck), the show today saw the five hosts, who all oppose Trump, instead sorrowfully eulogizing democracy.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Doyle’s web gems continued through the stretch of the season, long after the Rockies were way out of contention.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Rivalry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivalry. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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