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compete
verb as in go up against in contest
Strong matches
Example Sentences
This battle for Scotland's flag is also a battle about what it means to be a patriot in modern Scotland - a battle of competing nationalisms.
Though the batting was a struggle, England proved once again that they have one of the most well-rounded bowling attacks to compete in these conditions.
"There are areas where we compete and it's in those areas we have to come to an agreement that works," Carney said.
The commission has come under pressure from some member states and their steel industries, which have been struggling to compete with cheap imports from countries like China and Turkey.
As Dr Elizabeth Duncan says: "Unfortunately, they do compete with and can outcompete some native ladybird species, but they like to overwinter in different environments - harlequins in our homes and seven-spots in leaf litter."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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