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be rivals

VERB

vie

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contend strive

STRONG

buck challenge contest counter match oppose pit play push rival struggle sweat

WEAK

go for go for broke go for the gold go for the jugular jockey for position play off scramble for

Antonyms

STRONG

agree aid assist help support

Example Sentences

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People may be rivals in a balance of power, but they are also partners in a great enterprise.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

Close their whole lives, they’ll be rivals when the teams take the field Tuesday night for Game 1.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2021

Close their whole lives, they'll be rivals when the teams take the field Tuesday night for Game 1.

From Fox News • Oct. 26, 2021

These schools feel like they should be rivals by proximity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2021

I no longer cared that we were supposed to be rivals, and she didn’t seem to either.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline