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 Sports rights are key as Netflix competes for subscribers and advertising with rivals from DAZN to Amazon, Apple and YouTube. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 When Patagonia's founder moved the company into a purpose trust in 2022, such extraction became impossible by design; Bosch has been majority-owned by a foundation for decades and competes ferociously. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 In the business-laptop space, however, the Pro 7 competes less on value than on its combination of build quality, performance, and battery life. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 SpaceX competes with Anthropic and OpenAI in the AI market, though Grok trails far behind models from top rivals. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Travel retail is no longer a price-value proposition that competes just with the high street, but also with platforms such as Amazon, Rakuten and Tmall around the globe. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 But the headliner of the event was Dots, a new desktop agent product that competes directly with Meta’s recently released Muse virtual assistant. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 The egregious noise of the two birds competes with that of the white bellbird, which was found in 2019 to screech at volumes of up to 125 decibels and was crowned by Guinness World Records as having the loudest bird call. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Murray also competes in track and field as a sprinter and long jumper, mainly as a means to help his football game. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competes
  1. contends
  2. races
  3. fights
Verb
  • The lawsuit in District Court for the District of Columbia contends that the federal government failed to comply with numerous statutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Mazzio's attorney said the two men are longtime friends and contends their actions were legal.
    — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of contends
Verb
  • Even as China races the United States for AI supremacy, Reuters has reported that China’s Moonshot AI is in talks with Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet for a share of the revenue those companies earn from hosting its Kimi K3 model.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The high pressure air in the Great Basin races downhill to the coast.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of races
Verb
  • Thomas superspeeds Katerina to safety and Vision fights Butcherbird, but Butcherbird is faster and stronger.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Water shortages do not often get attention from state lawmakers, and fights over resources can pit rural landowners against cities.
    — Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of fights

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“Competes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competes. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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