the competition
noun
: a person or group that one is trying to succeed against : a person or group that one is competing with
He sized up the competition looking to see who his toughest opponent would likely be.
Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.
In my opinion, this restaurant has no competition. It's so much better that all the others.
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Idle power consumption was particularly high compared with the competition, while the power consumption in FurMark was closer to matching the RTX 4060 and lower than the RX 7600.
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PCMAG, 25 Jan. 2025
Does technology give a society a qualitative edge over the competition?
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Jan. 2025
The 21-year-old has played 18 games for Chelsea but has started just one Premier League match and has primarily been used in their Conference League campaign, starting all eight matches in the competition and scoring in the victories over Astana and Gent.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
All athletes in the competition besides Lutkenhaus have an outdoor 800-meter PR of under 1:45, which is a zone Lutkenhaus is heavily trending toward as his high school career continues.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
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PCMAG, 25 Jan. 2025
Does technology give a society a qualitative edge over the competition?
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Jan. 2025
The 21-year-old has played 18 games for Chelsea but has started just one Premier League match and has primarily been used in their Conference League campaign, starting all eight matches in the competition and scoring in the victories over Astana and Gent.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
All athletes in the competition besides Lutkenhaus have an outdoor 800-meter PR of under 1:45, which is a zone Lutkenhaus is heavily trending toward as his high school career continues.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
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“The competition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20competition. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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