rival
noun
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
have rivaled
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present perfectof rival.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Godfrey says he wonders if Dory’s human competitors might have rivaled her performance if they, too, had been through months of intense training.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 13, 2023
North Korean students have rivaled their peers from the world’s top universities in international computer programming competitions.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
During the last decade that state has reeled from one of the most significant droughts since the 1950s to a series of deluges that have rivaled any period of flooding Texas has ever experienced.
From Salon ● May 22, 2022
The findings suggest these toxic blooms would have rivaled their modern counterparts.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 29, 2022
Well, captain," exclaimed Pencroft, whose cheers might have rivaled the reports themselves, "what do you say of our battery?
From The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
