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jockey for position

verb as in scramble

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It’s a meritocracy in that the very best reap the bulk of the reward, while the rest jockey for position, trying to grit through to the next tier.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was already in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League standings.

The Lakers had an opportunity to move up in the Western Conference standings as teams jockey for position down the stretch.

The Lakers had a big opportunity in front of them on Wednesday night, a chance to put some pressure on Sacramento in the Western Conference, an opening to get closer to the Kings as they jockey for position in the standings.

With so many visitors already locked in on weeklong ski vacations, and Salt Lake locals more likely to jockey for position up the canyons, there isn’t a sense of urgency to deliver a premier powder day product.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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