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pit(consider, oppose, play, struggle)
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pit oneself against(expression, idiom, play, fight)
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run for(expression, play, fight, face)
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scramble for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
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seek prize(expression, play, fight, face)
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spar(verb, play, fight, face)
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take part(expression, play, fight, face)
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tilt(verb, play, fight, defend)
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tussle(verb, play, fight, face)
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wrestle(verb, play, fight, face)
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do like(verb, expression, follow, match)
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follow in footsteps(verb, expression, idiom, match)
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follow the example of(verb, expression, idiom, match)
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go like(verb, expression, match, imitate)
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pattern after(verb, expression, match, contend)
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play off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, consider, oppose)
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push(verb, meet, oppose, fight)
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rivalize(verb, oppose, follow, match)
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take after(verb, expression, match, contend)
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be rivals(oppose, play, struggle, contest)
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APASmart Define. (2016). rival thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/rival/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "rival thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/rival/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, rival thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/rival/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "rival thesaurus" 30 March 2016. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/rival/thesaurus/synonyms>