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competed

VERB

go up against in contest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battle challenge clash contend contest face fight play spar try vie wrestle

STRONG

attempt bandy bid collide emulate encounter essay fence grapple joust oppose rival strive struggle tilt tussle

WEAK

be in the running cope with go after go for go for broke go for the gold in the hunt jockey for position lock horns match strength match wits participate in pit oneself against run for scramble for seek prize take on take part

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree give up make peace retreat surrender

STRONG

aid assist forget help let go release support yield

Example Sentences

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COP31 is being organised and chaired by Turkey but Bowen is steering the marathon talks under an unusual arrangement struck after Canberra and Ankara competed to host the world's most important climate summit.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

As siblings, Williams and sister Venus played together, competed together, and shared a home.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Their mother, Regina Rajchrtová, is a former professional tennis player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"I competed in Pwn2Own this year because I thought it might be my last chance," she explained.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

He had borrowed the word from gymnastics, in which his sister Peggy had once competed, and he used it often with doctors at the Brigham.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French