They are vying to win the championship for the third year in a row. vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion
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Texas is also vying to reach the SEC championship game and then play multiple games in the College Football Playoff.—Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 The 67th Grammy Award nominations have been announced and Kentucky artists Cage the Elephant, Chris Stapleton and Knocked Loose will be vying for golden gramophones in February.—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024 As more members of the cohort age into their spending power — which will reach $3 trillion by 2030, according to NIQ — the number of retailers vying for their beauty spend, too, is climbing.—Noor Lobad, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024 The Chiefs are vying to become the fifth defending Super Bowl champion to win its first nine games — 2015 New England Patriots, 2011 Green Bay Packers, 1998 Denver Broncos and 1990 San Francisco 49ers are the others.—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vie
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Etymology
Middle English, short for envien, from Anglo-French envier to invite, call on, challenge, from Latin invitare to invite
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