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 rivalled
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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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The event "robbed Tulsa of an economic future that would have rivalled anywhere else in the world", Nichols said in a phone interview.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025
Only nursing homes and prisons have rivalled slaughterhouses for rampant contagion.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2020
The Appalachian Mountains would have rivalled the Himalayas in extent and height during the Devonian.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
"I'm sure that his fame would have rivalled Kandinsky," says its senior curator, Simon Lake.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2014
On these rare but delightful occasions he was fond of exhibiting, when asked, his powers of rapid speaking, in which he might have rivalled old Matthews or his son.
From Spare Hours by John Brown
