vie
verb (used without object)
to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority.
is vying
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present progressiveof vie (3rd person singular).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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Allison Janney also is vying for her eighth Emmy, for "The Diplomat."
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Party leaders did coalesce behind one of the Democrats running to replace Pelosi, Scott Wiener, a liberal state senator who is vying be the first openly gay person to represent San Francisco in Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
Plaid Cymru is vying for first place in the election.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Another asset class, though, is vying to steal its thunder.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 26, 2025
A land of fertile loam is vying with cheap soil that can send almost equal crops to market.
From The Call of the Cumberlands by Charles Neville Buck
