competitively
Americanadverb
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as a participant in an organized league, match, or competition.
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in a way that tends to perceive any activity as a competition against rivals.
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But for players not on international duty, three weeks is a long time for finely tuned athletes not to play competitively.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
He could hit a baseball, even though he never played competitively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The ease of moving capital had heightened pressure on governments to think more competitively in choosing their policies, most notably tax rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
This looked like a humiliation ritual to me: Crowley wasn’t polling competitively even when he was actively campaigning, and it seemed unlikely that his brand could be rehabilitated with such little time left.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Or which sport he played competitively as a child? How many siblings he has? How many languages he speaks?”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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