Thesaurus results for VYING

vying

verb

Definition of vying

present participle of vie

as in competing

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

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Recent Examples of vying 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 Henry Cavill was among those vying for the role, but Daniel Craig emerged victorious, playing the role from from 2006’s Casino Royale until 2021’s No Time to Die. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Why, then, with so much at stake in November, would one of Pelosi‘s last acts before retirement be mucking about in the elbow-throwing, bone-crunching race between the two San Francisco Democrats vying to succeed her in January? — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Advertisement Nevada A perennial swing state, Republicans are vying to hold on to its leadership of Nevada’s government. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 Sophie was one of three generations of her family vying for the $250 first prize. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Both candidates are vying for the seat to replace Dick Durbin, who announced his retirement from the position last year after nearly 30 years in the Senate. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Game three will take place in Atlanta on Wednesday, with the teams vying for a 2-1 advantage. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Beauchamp, a Republican, is vying for reelection in the Maryland House of Delegates. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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competing

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OpenAI’s Codex, Anthropic’s Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cognition’s Devin are all competing for attention from developers.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Like other arts organizations, the theater faces financial challenges while competing with streaming services and other digital entertainment.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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