rival
noun
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
rivalling
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present participleof rival.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In 2024 Cadbury's released orange mini eggs, rivalling Terry's chocolate orange versions which first appeared in 2020, joining other milk and white chocolate varieties.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
They believe its steep walls could form the deepest blue hole in the Caribbean, rivalling Belize's famous Great Blue Hole.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
The world's most populous nation has flexed its spacefaring ambitions in the last decade with its space programme growing considerably, and rivalling the achievements of established powers at a much cheaper price tag.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
After years of temporary pop-up events, streaming giant Netflix will make its first foray into the theme park space this week, rivalling entertainment giants Disney and Universal Studios.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
The knowledge of past events so conveyed was frequently most remarkable and was circumstantially correct, even rivalling in this respect the reports which we have of Jung-Stilling and Zschokke.
From Telepathy and the Subliminal Self by R. Osgood Mason
