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vie

verb

ˈvī

Definition of vie

as in to compete

to engage in a contest vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion

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Recent Examples of vie The changes, directed by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, could significantly reshape how scientists, universities, NASA centers and commercial companies vie for future missions. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The document lays out the company’s losses, revenue, governing structure, infrastructure plans, and includes perhaps the wildest set of risk disclosures ever seen from a company vying to go public. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 With nearly forty parties vying for a hundred and twenty seats in the Knesset, a complicated and fractious process of coalition building will commence after the votes are tallied. — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 The former vice president’s presence highlighted newfound attention from the party on Scott Colom, who is vying to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state in some four decades. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vie

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The council evaluated four competing proposals solicited after the city issued a contract termination notice to trash hauler Republic Services in September.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Africa is attracting investment from major miners as China and Western governments compete to secure minerals for clean energy and advanced technologies.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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