- present participle of compete.
competing
Example Sentences
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“Continuing to come in the gym and stay after practice, just working, competing, playing, just trying to make my mark,” James said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Together, these complementary observations allow us to test competing models of the first stars in ways that weren't previously possible."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
If the labor market was hot, companies would be competing more for workers and wages would be rising faster.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Robert Reid, who won Australia's first national competition, the Pearly Spurtle, will be competing in Scotland as part of his prize.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
They tumble forth, competing for precedence and sometimes coming out so tangled I have to back up and pick up a different thread.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
