- present participle of rival.
rivaling
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Some members of this group eventually became enormous predators, rivaling tyrannosaurs in size.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Anthropic's Claude chatbot is among the most popular, rivaling ChatGPT and Gemini.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Getting more satellites into low-Earth orbit is critical for AST SpaceMobile, which is working on developing a service rivaling SpaceX’s Starlink, among other competitors.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
More than 2 pounds of honor cords, pins, stoles and medallions — a stash rivaling that of a supreme Allied commander — crashed to the dirt outside the 18-year-old’s Adelanto home.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Some of the women were capable of lightning- fast mental math, rivaling their mechanical calculating machines for speed and accuracy.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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