- present participle of rival.
rivaling
Example Sentences
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Costco has a mass appeal rivaling Hollywood—and it might be our last best source of common culture, writes columnist Adam Chandler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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
"This tells us that by the mid-Cambrian, when evolutionary rates were remarkably high, the oceans were already inhabited by arthropods with anatomical complexity rivaling modern forms," Ortega-Hernández added.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
It features chorus lines of robots performing feats of dexterity and coordination—kung fu, back flips, and, yes, swordplay—at speeds rivaling humans.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 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
