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.
Example Sentences
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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
Dennis “Chip” Wilson was born in California and grew up in Calgary playing football and swimming competitively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He could hit a baseball, even though he never played competitively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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
They played the third round in deadly silence, racing through the final lap as competitively as if they were in the Indianapolis 500.
From "George" by Alex Gino
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