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contender

noun as in competitor

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Nacua has 42 catches for 503 yards — both league highs — and one touchdown catch for a Rams team that is living up to billing as a Super Bowl contender.

Next up at Tottenham on 12 October is the struggling New York Jets against the Denver Broncos, who have been mentioned as potential Super Bowl contenders.

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And - with eight contenders playing in the Premier League - what happens in England over the coming months is likely to have a huge impact as Brazil bid to end their 24-year wait for the trophy.

From BBC

If England and the rest wanted to look at where they need to be in order to become contenders, the three-match series between India and Australia which preceded the World Cup provided just that.

From BBC

But nearly a quarter of the way into the season, the Rams still look like the Super Bowl contender they were built to be.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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