Thesaurus results for VIES

vies

verb

present tense third-person singular of vie

as in competes

to engage in a contest vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion

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Recent Examples of vies The owls also face pressure from the barred owl, a more territorial competitor that vies for the same food and habitat and usually wins. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Volvo’s mainstay also vies for sales with its smaller and nearly as popular stablemate, the XC60 PHEV. — James Raia, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 China's mission was planned as the country vies with the United States to land astronauts on the moon and secure a near-permanent presence on its surface. — Miles Doran, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 The Guardians' Team Store also pledged game day proceeds, hoping this act of generosity brings good karma as the team vies for a playoff spot. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Polls promise the race will be fiercely competitive, as Talarico vies to become the first Democrat to win statewide in Texas in three decades. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2026 American Coco Gauff seeks to defend her title as the women’s singles champion, while Jannik Sinner of Italy vies for his first French Open men’s singles title. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 This week’s announcement comes as Lamont vies for a third term as governor and the state faces a severe lack of housing that’s affordable and available to people with low incomes. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026 Home Depot’s next acquisition would add critical building systems to its wholesale network as the company vies for more business from professional contractors. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vies

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Travel retail is no longer a price-value proposition that competes just with the high street, but also with platforms such as Amazon, Rakuten and Tmall around the globe.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
But the headliner of the event was Dots, a new desktop agent product that competes directly with Meta’s recently released Muse virtual assistant.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of competes

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Her parents' lawsuit contends the military did not sign off on the work; the soldiers were freelancing as security guards to make some extra money on the side.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Thursday’s lawsuit contends that the administration simply made the change on its own without giving proper notice.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026