competitors

noun

plural of competitor
as in contestants
one who strives for the same thing as another the competitors for this prestigious science award come from the best high schools in the country

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Recent Examples of competitors Compared with three of its biggest competitors—ORLY, AZO, and AAP—GPC has performed noticeably better over the last quarter and change. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 The Winner Receives a National Prize Package The public voting rounds gradually narrow the field until the final competitors remain. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 But Patel observed that many of the robotic competitors were still being teleoperated by human operators who directly controlled the robots’ actions. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026 Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa are close friends now coaching nearby competitors for the first time in anger, and both have cause for pleasure and consternation. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 However, what separates Snapchat from its competitors, Sunday said, are its features that lead to compulsive use, like a daily streak symbolized with a flame. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Though Unitree is profitable, unlike most of its competitors, its products are mainly being sold to universities and research institutions rather than being used commercially. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026 Mohammed Zahidullah, chief sustainability officer at DBL Group, warned that Bangladesh risks losing orders to competitors including India, Pakistan and Vietnam as those sourcing markets move more quickly to adopt renewable energy. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 One of Unitree’s domestic competitors, UBTech, listed in Hong Kong in late 2023. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitors
  1. contestants
  2. contenders
  3. rivals
  4. challengers
Noun
  • Failure to comply with the rules would result in disqualification for contestants.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There are two more groups of contestants in the next round, followed by a semifinals round, and then the finals.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of contestants
Noun
  • Here’s a closer look at the remaining meetings between division contenders.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The schedule ahead will brings more challenges; the Dragons face championship contenders North Crowley and Allen before District 4-6A play.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of contenders
Noun
  • Casemiro and Messi, fierce rivals when Casemiro was at Real Madrid and Messi at Barcelona, celebrated together, a rare sight for longtime La Liga fans.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Walmart had been slow to adopt tap-to-pay compared with rivals.
    — Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of rivals
Noun
  • Both turned on whether the challengers had sued before USPS finalized its rule.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • College sports’ current arms race of money, along with unrestricted transfers, is threatening to shut out rising challengers like UConn football, with rich teams now dangling lucrative offers and raiding talent like never before.
    — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of challengers

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“Competitors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competitors. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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