as in battles
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 rivalries
The final week of the TGL regular season — Monday, March 3, and Tuesday, March 4 — ties in some traditional geographic sports rivalries.
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
These kind of rivalries and players push us to our 100% limit.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Baker tours the ramshackle, bilingual American dream of ethnic rivalries between Russians and Armenians and belligerent working-class youths addicted to sneakers and video games.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Oct. 2024
There are rivalries as far as the eye can see in the fictional Rutshire County, populated with egomaniacal scoundrels and the women who seek pointless validation from them.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
This may not come as a shock, as other drugstore rivalries like CVS Pharmacy have also been struggling.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
The two men’s fathers had one of the most storied rivalries in the history of British boxing.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
His rivalries with Federer and Djovokic have come to define the game in the 21st century.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
That’s what great about rivalries.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
These kind of rivalries and players push us to our 100% limit.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Baker tours the ramshackle, bilingual American dream of ethnic rivalries between Russians and Armenians and belligerent working-class youths addicted to sneakers and video games.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Oct. 2024
There are rivalries as far as the eye can see in the fictional Rutshire County, populated with egomaniacal scoundrels and the women who seek pointless validation from them.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
This may not come as a shock, as other drugstore rivalries like CVS Pharmacy have also been struggling.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
The two men’s fathers had one of the most storied rivalries in the history of British boxing.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
His rivalries with Federer and Djovokic have come to define the game in the 21st century.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
That’s what great about rivalries.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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