competes

verb

present tense third-person singular of compete
as in contends
to engage in a contest prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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Recent Examples of competes The 2026 Honda Pilot competes against rivals like the Toyota Grand Highlander and Kia Telluride. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Their case counts wide-release theatrical movies and the basic cable bundle, and leaves out streaming, YouTube, sports rights, and everything else that now competes for the same hours of your evening. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 The club's professional team competes in Argentina's top division and generates revenue from ticket sales and broadcasting rights. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 30 Aug. 2026 Tariffs could also hurt companies like Apple, which competes with foreign rivals overseas that wouldn’t have to deal with the tariffs. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 Open shelves can also feel cluttered because everything competes for attention. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 Aug. 2026 Champion dreams Grant and Connor, 19, who is entering his sophomore year studying civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and competes for his college team, are known for distance swimming. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Heavy federal borrowing competes with families and businesses for capital, pushing up the cost of mortgages, car loans and financing. — Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 The event comes as China expands its robotics industry and competes to establish leadership in humanoid and autonomous machines, with more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries also taking part in the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competes
  1. contends
  2. races
  3. fights
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  • Summary This article contends that inflation management is not, and never has been, the Federal Reserve's core responsibility.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The company contends its plan serves the town, the residential marketplace and the interest of historic preservation.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of contends
Verb
  • In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Finn Gomez / Getty Images Kirkwood, who races for Andretti Global, started second but took the lead on the opening lap with a daring maneuver around the outside of pole-sitter and championship leader Alex Palou in front of the National Archives.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of races
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  • Another shoreside community fights beach erosion Laguna Beach public works officials have closed a section of Aliso Beach’s parking lot after high tides and strong waves washed away sand and undermined a section of the lot.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Water has become so scarce that fights break out between neighbors when a water truck arrives, and protests over the lack of water have become common.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of fights

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“Competes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competes. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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