- present participle of rival.
rivaling
Example Sentences
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That virtuous life for Aristotle was marked by finding the mean, or happy medium, when confronted with rivaling claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Anthropic's Claude chatbot is among the most popular, rivaling ChatGPT and Gemini.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
More than 2 pounds of honor cords, pins, stoles and medallions — a stash rivaling that of a supreme Allied commander — crashed to the dirt outside the 18-year-old’s Adelanto home.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The bank tracked that metric for roughly 45 developed and emerging economies, and found 27 saw a median March jump of 5.5%, rivaling what was seen after Russia invaded Ukraine in March 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
Pushing himself off the ground, Sheed found himself among a gang of Clock Watchers rivaling the library gathering.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
