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battle, compete, contend, face off, fight, race, rival
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The war for who has the best chicken sandwich was ignited on Twitter earlier this month with Popeyes, Chick-fil-A and Wendy's all vying to be top dog. — Amanda Jackson, CNN, "Popeyes chicken sandwich is officially sold out -- for now," 28 Aug. 2019 Warren and Sanders have been vying to present themselves as the standard-bearers of the Democratic Party's progressive wing through bold proposals and grassroots campaigning. — Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, "New poll shows Biden falling into 3-way tie with Warren and Sanders," 26 Aug. 2019 But in the long-term the current trade spat could be overshadowed as countries vie to control the 21st century market for clean energy and low-carbon products. — Justin Worland, Time, "How Trump Unwittingly Paved the Way for a Climate Change Breakthrough at the G-7," 26 Aug. 2019 The most obvious example is 20-year-old Fernando Tatis Jr., the youngest player on an opening day roster, vying for NL Rookie of the Year honors until sustaining what looks to be a season-ending back injury. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Minors: Padres prospect Xavier Edwards a fast study in California League," 22 Aug. 2019 Instead, what transpired was a Championship free-for-all as a host of clubs were vying to secure the young forward on a season-long loan ahead of transfer deadline day. — SI.com, "Eddie Nketiah: Twitter Reacts as Leeds' On Loan Arsenal Striker Nets Second Goal in as Many Games," 22 Aug. 2019 The Woodlands may be Houston's most popular nearby wooded residential neighborhood, but Texas Grand Ranch, near New Waverly, is vying to become the next great forested community by the big city. — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, "Texas Grand Ranch vies to be the next great wooded community," 21 Aug. 2019 Countries can have incentives both to overcount (in regions vying to demonstrate increased need for aid, say) and undercount their populations (perhaps to disfavor a disliked minority group). — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "We’ve worried about overpopulation for centuries. And we’ve always been wrong.," 20 Aug. 2019 Courtsey of WeRide WeRide is one of the Chinese startups vying to roll out robo-taxis in China. — Echo Huang, Quartz, "An entrepreneur explains why government regulation is the key to a thriving self-driving vehicle industry in China," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vie.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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