as in competition
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 rivalry
Today, however, the Dodgers and Yankees are not a rivalry.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The iconic racing driver also had a notorious on and off-the-track rivalry with Frenchman Alain Prost, who will be played by Matt Mella (The Bureau).
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The issues in the ads are all the top-line topics for voters, including inflation, immigration, health care and our rivalry with China.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
That said, the New York Jets managed to steal a victory Thursday night—and this weekend is loaded tih rivalry games, which should have several teams fighting harder than usual.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The iconic racing driver also had a notorious on and off-the-track rivalry with Frenchman Alain Prost, who will be played by Matt Mella (The Bureau).
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The issues in the ads are all the top-line topics for voters, including inflation, immigration, health care and our rivalry with China.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
That said, the New York Jets managed to steal a victory Thursday night—and this weekend is loaded tih rivalry games, which should have several teams fighting harder than usual.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivalry
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In the current era of U.S.-Chinese strategic competition, North Korea’s value to China extends beyond its role as a buffer zone between Chinese and U.S. forces.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The organising committee investigated and found that Jiang had violated competition rules in the preliminary round because she was helped by her teacher, Wang Runqiu, who was a contestant himself.Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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As other suburban Indiana school board races have become embroiled in culture war battles and heated partisan rhetoric in recent elections, school board races in Hendrick’s County have stayed out of the fray.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Those battles would begin at the outset of Trump’s presidency.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Cowboys’ biggest deliveries were notched during their Week 3 duel with Baltimore, which averaged 27.29 million viewers on Fox, trailing only the previous week’s Bengals-Chiefs broadcast on CBS (27.87 million) for bragging rights as the season’s top linear-TV draw.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Dodgers won the first two in L.A., Game 2 featuring the duel between rookie Bob Welch and Reggie Jackson.Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 27 Oct. 2024
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Each of these movies was smart, exciting, and relevant to the present moment, with a point of view that centered the daily struggles of ordinary folks.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Humanity’s long-standing struggle to constitute itself in ever-more complex arrangements, so that no state gains absolute mastery over others, has achieved the status of a continuous, uninterrupted law of nature.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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As the neighborhood demographics have changed, park usage has often become a point of conflict.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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The attorneys argued that the development conflicts with the city's future planning ordinance, known as the comprehensive plan.John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
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This is a talky chamber piece of philosophical face-offs, debate duels and wordy warfare, though the outcomes remain just as harrowing.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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The war’s vast front lines could become a sort of laboratory for modern warfare, giving Kim’s troops — and their generals — a chance to study.Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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But after Israel responded in a relatively muted way, both countries moved on from the confrontation.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Police have not said what the confrontation was about, but according to the documents, Hue allegedly pulled a pistol from his waistband, pointed it at the students and told them to run.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Famous for being a site of political contention (ahem, Rosie O’Donnell versus Elisabeth Hasselbeck), the show today saw the five hosts, who all oppose Trump, instead sorrowfully eulogizing democracy.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Doyle’s web gems continued through the stretch of the season, long after the Rockies were way out of contention.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Rivalry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivalry. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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