as in contestant
one who strives for the same thing as another
the competitors for this prestigious science award come from the best high schools in the country
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Recent Examples of competitor
The Bobcats’ 2-5 runners each beat a Santa Margarita competitor to score the narrow win.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
It was acquired by Rubies Costume Company, a competitor that first started as a candy store, in the early 1990s.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
The Japanese brand is working on a small truck that will be a direct competitor to the Maverick, according to MotorTrend.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Against direct competitors, the results are decisive.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
It was acquired by Rubies Costume Company, a competitor that first started as a candy store, in the early 1990s.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
The Japanese brand is working on a small truck that will be a direct competitor to the Maverick, according to MotorTrend.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Against direct competitors, the results are decisive.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitor
Noun
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The Bachelor season 19 contestant, Jade Roper Tolbert, who runs her own cosmetics company, was also a judge.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The final round of voting is now open, so take a look at the contestants and cast your vote for your favorite cat and dog in South Florida.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new product casts OpenAI as a contender in this generation’s brewing browser wars.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Since debuting at the Venice Film Festival, the film has been tapped as a major Oscar contender.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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American has fallen behind large rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in the post-Covid luxury travel boom that has taken Seoul spa vacations and 40th birthday bashes abroad out of the chat and armed millions of consumers with high-end rewards credit cards.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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Analysts say his intervention stopped escalating hostilities, though tensions persist in what remains a fragile, ongoing cold conflict between the longtime regional rivals.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Absent replacing party sinecurists with able, energetic people, nothing can keep candidates from adopting this agenda on their own—as some younger primary challengers of Democratic incumbents are already starting to do.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jorgensen was elected to the council in 2021 and is seeking a second term against five challengers.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Competitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitor. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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