hypercompetitive
adjective
hy·per·com·pet·i·tive
ˌhī-pər-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv 
variants
or hyper-competitive
: extremely or excessively competitive
hypercompetitive athletes
learning to adapt quickly in a hypercompetitive industry
… eliminates customers' deep fear that their siblings, neighbors or hyper-competitive co-workers might score sweeter deals on the same vehicles.—
James Bennet
James Bennet
hypercompetitiveness
noun
or hyper-competitiveness
The latest work offers a counterpoint to the familiar face of nature, that of animal brutality, hypercompetitiveness, selfishness and deceit.
—Natalie Angier
Natalie Angier
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Virtually all operate within tight margins in a hypercompetitive, $846 billion industry in which a significant portion of all grocery sales goes to just four companies: Walmart, Kroger, Costco and Albertsons.
—Keith Schneider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Miller is a hypercompetitive guy who can be abrasive and isn’t afraid to push those around him hard.
—Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Brin, who remains a board member and a principal shareholder with a stake worth more than $140 billion, began appearing more frequently on campus starting in 2023, as part of an effort to help ramp up Google’s position in the hypercompetitive AI market.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
After seven years of struggling to find a job in the hypercompetitive Korea, Choi Yee-jae (Cafe Minamdang’s Seo In-guk) attempts suicide.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Keith Schneider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Miller is a hypercompetitive guy who can be abrasive and isn’t afraid to push those around him hard.
—Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Brin, who remains a board member and a principal shareholder with a stake worth more than $140 billion, began appearing more frequently on campus starting in 2023, as part of an effort to help ramp up Google’s position in the hypercompetitive AI market.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
After seven years of struggling to find a job in the hypercompetitive Korea, Choi Yee-jae (Cafe Minamdang’s Seo In-guk) attempts suicide.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Hypercompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypercompetitive. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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