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Recent Examples of competes
Copeland, who competes in chili cook-offs, got ready to make a huge pot of chili.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Freeman was at the Al Smith Wrestling Invitational to support his son, Vinny, who competes for Penn High School.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
To her surprise, her ex and rival Jarrett Roy, played by Smith, joins the staff and competes with Caldwell for the same position.
—Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The Sportage competes with top sellers like the Honda CR-V and the Toyota RAV4.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
Sampson is also on Crete-Monee’s track and field team and competes in the high jump.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
However, for a growing number of families, the cost of child care easily competes for that top line item.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Maye's numbers have come against the easiest strength of schedule in the NFL, while Stafford competes in the NFC West, which will have three teams in the postseason.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Cherry’s older brother, Taeshon, played collegiately and competes professionally overseas.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competes
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The company contends the town rejected the plan without citing any safety or health hazard.—
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The filing contends that last year the Los Angeles Superior Court granted Ye’s motion to release the lien from the bond and awarded him attorneys fees.—
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In this game, Kirby races to rescue King Dedede, with lots of puzzles, fun bosses and minigames.—
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Kent Nishimura | Reuters House lawmakers this week could vote to approve a smaller IRS budget for the current fiscal year as Congress races to avoid another government shutdown.—
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Eleven finds her way to them, jumping inside the Mind Flayer to destroy Vecna, who’s controlling it from within, while Will fights telepathically from the outside, no longer empathetic or afraid to go toe to toe with his former saboteur.—
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Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Novo Nordisk’s shift from a market darling to a serious underperformer has set the stage for a transitional 2026 as the Danish drugmaker fights to regain investor confidence in its weight loss business.—
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“Competes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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