vie
Example Sentences
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The competitors were vying for up to three downstate casino licenses, all of which now look set to be awarded.
From Barron's
What’s telling is that the other teams near the top of the list—the Jaguars, Bills, Cowboys and Broncos—are all vying for playoff spots.
“They would use real apple juice or clarified apple juice or they would use an eau de vie from Europe.”
From Salon
China and Russia vie for economic, technological and military dominance.
Beijing also hosted the world's first-ever humanoid robot games in August, where more than 500 "athletes" vied in disciplines ranging from basketball to competitive cleaning.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
