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Recent Examples of vie
Foles would vie for the starting job and the team would later draft Jalen Hurts, who would later take over for the foreseeable future.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Part of the jockeying for Council president involves behind the scenes deal-making, with contenders vying to secure votes from their current and potential colleagues — pending the results of next month’s election — by promising chairmanships for their preferred committees, a source told the Herald.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Neysa Fligor is, far and away, the most qualified of the four candidates vying to lead the office responsible for setting tax values for more than 500,000 properties assessed at more than $750 billion.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Machado is vying for this third Silver Slugger award.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Part of the jockeying for Council president involves behind the scenes deal-making, with contenders vying to secure votes from their current and potential colleagues — pending the results of next month’s election — by promising chairmanships for their preferred committees, a source told the Herald.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Neysa Fligor is, far and away, the most qualified of the four candidates vying to lead the office responsible for setting tax values for more than 500,000 properties assessed at more than $750 billion.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Machado is vying for this third Silver Slugger award.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vie
Verb
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Smith, who double majored in statistics and computer science, previously competed on the women’s swimming and diving team.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The last American to compete in the pinnacle of motorsport was Logan Sargeant, who raced for Williams for nearly two years before the team replaced him.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Boston Red Sox got back to the playoffs in 2025 but still need to add more firepower in the lineup to truly contend.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Critics contend that the real aim is regime change.—
Javier Corrales,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Vie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vie. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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