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Recent Examples of compete
Seeds 7-10 in each conference compete in the Play-In for the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds in the playoffs.
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
There's also Min Woo and Minjee Lee; the first pair of siblings to compete in the Olympics for Australia.
—Maxwell Millington, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
This season, the PGA Tour will host three new Creator Classics, where influencers will compete against each other on iconic courses.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Behind the scenes, Bassett’s journey to competing on the world stage required years of hard work and sacrifice.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
There's also Min Woo and Minjee Lee; the first pair of siblings to compete in the Olympics for Australia.
—Maxwell Millington, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
This season, the PGA Tour will host three new Creator Classics, where influencers will compete against each other on iconic courses.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Behind the scenes, Bassett’s journey to competing on the world stage required years of hard work and sacrifice.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compete
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The town also contends the aquifer nearby could be in jeopardy if a battery fire releases chemicals.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2025
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Strossen contends that holding up a poster or sharing a social media post does not fall under the category of unprotected speech.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Losing at this point is very expensive, because all the teams are racing [for the title] and we...—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Medics raced the toddler to Saint John’s Episcopal Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Sympathy for Israelis has dropped in the past few years, as Israel has been led by a hardline right-wing government and, since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, fought a war against the terror group in Gaza with high numbers of casualties.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Environmental advocates are fighting an energy bill that Democratic leaders say will lower utility bills and further Maryland’s clean energy initiative.—
Rachel McCrea,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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Givens, who’s been with the 49ers since 2019, battled an adductor injury last year and finished with 3 1/2 sacks in eight games.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in mid-February and has been battling pneumonia in both of his lungs.—
Sharon Braithwaite,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compete. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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