compete
verb (used without object)
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in business.
are competing
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present progressiveof compete.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Brands are competing for the time of consumers and content creators with rave-like dance parties, Megan Graham reports this morning for the WSJ Leadership Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
States are competing for billions of dollars of planned capital spending on chip foundries, launchpads and data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Private-sector capital needs are competing with the government’s own need for funds at longer maturities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Trump is then due to fly to his luxury resort in Doonbeg, on Ireland's west coast, where some of the world's top golfers are competing in the Irish Open tournament.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
I pretend to laugh too, but the passing buildings and streets out my side of the window are competing for my attention.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
