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vying

verb

Definition of vying

present participle of vie

as in competing

to engage in a contest vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion

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Recent Examples of vying Wallace, Cindric, van Gisbergen, Preece and Brad Keselowski started the night vying for the final three spots in the 10-race Chase. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Nearly three years after leaving his post as Chicago Board of Education vice president, former teacher and CPS parent Sendhil Revuluri is vying to return, announcing his candidacy in October for school board president. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Canada, a fossil energy superpower vying to lead in next-gen clean energy, would be critical here. — Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Russia’s subsequent full-scale invasion has largely degraded into a battlefield stalemate, with Moscow’s and Kyiv’s forces vying for the upper hand, though the two sides have recently intensified their aerial attacks on one another. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Cruz finished second to Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primary, which featured more than a dozen GOP lawmakers vying for the nomination. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 Two candidates vying for a spot on the Boise school board have deep roots in the community and have received dueling endorsements from several prominent local and state officials. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026 Moore, the fourth-round pick out of Texas, was vying for a starting job in camp as a rookie. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 There’s the running bit in Bait about Shah getting confused with Dev Patel, and Himesh Patel even appears as Shah’s nemesis also vying for James Bond. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

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competing

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Unwilling to expose himself in this moment, Paul Baker juggles both of his competing personas, continuing the bro-y shouting but with a new panic in his voice and in Jack Innanen’s expressions.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The battle for Charlotte’s wealth Charlotte’s hometown banking giants like Truist and Bank of America, as well as San Francisco’s Wells Fargo, are competing with aggressive out-of-state newcomers to capture clients.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

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