pitted

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Friends weren’t very easy to make at the Academy, where the structure of the curriculum pitted us against one another practically from kindergarten.

From Literature

The surfaces of the Brazilian specimens are pitted with small cavities.

From Science Daily

The decision finalizes this phase of the explosive, yearslong case that has pitted the environmental organization against the company Energy Transfer, opening the door to an appeals process in the closely watched legal saga.

From Barron's

"At the same time, the trolling, abuse, and hostility directed toward John and the Tourette's community in the aftermath have been profoundly painful. Nobody wins when communities are pitted against one another."

From BBC

The format though has come under fire after all four group winners -- India, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe -- were pitted against each other in the second phase.

From Barron's