vied in English

verb
1
compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
rival mobs vying for control of the liquor business

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2. Screaming fans vied to get closer to their idol.

3. Bourgeois, whether conservative or ultrademocratic, vied with one another in heaping slanders upon him.

4. Bourgeois, whether Conservative or ultra - democratic , vied with one another in heaping slanders upon him.

5. Sixteen years ago, he vied with Aiolos to become the next and he lost.

6. As lobbyists, sports officials, sponsors and governments vied for advantage, the politics became duplicitous.

7. Following World War II, many companies vied to commercially produce their own ballpoint pen design.

8. Each vied with others in the number of his retainers, the magnificence of his robes and accoutrements.

9. Now these Bloodlusting lieutenants and thralls vied among each other, to see who would be Lords in their turn.

10. Vintage Style Cutaway Coats The Cutaway Coat, also known as a Morning Suit or Swallowtail Coat, vied with the Frock for popularity

11. Between 1810 and 1840, the region attracted fur trading companies that vied for control of the lucrative beaver pelt trade.

12. Following the withdrawal of Sharon from the Likud, Netanyahu was one of several candidates who vied for the Likud leadership.

13. My fellow schoolboys vied with one another for admission to the cinema, so that they could witness X-rated films.

14. He was deified by the senate, while all men vied with one another to give him honour, and all extolled his devoutness , his mercy, his intelligence, and his righteousness.

15. The college chapel was to have vied in scale with the cathedrals of Salisbury and Winchester; but its nave was abandoned in favour of a diminutive Antechapel (see illus

16. States vied with one another to acquire exclusive control over the actual or potential sources of agricultural and mineral raw materials in the countries of Africa , Asia and Latin America .

17. ‘government Bigwigs’ ‘Significantly, the violators include some political Bigwigs, powerful businessman and town planners.’ ‘Politicians, princes and Bigwigs of every stripe vied for a place in their circle and were roundly rejected.’

18. ‘government Bigwigs’ ‘Significantly, the violators include some political Bigwigs, powerful businessman and town planners.’ ‘Politicians, princes and Bigwigs of every stripe vied for a place in their circle and were roundly rejected.’

19. Chaos ensued, leading to a year of brutal civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors, during which the four most influential generals in the Roman Empire—Galba, Otho, Vitellius and Vespasian—successively vied for the imperial power.

20. Previously, China had only ever recognized one head of state on Okinawa, but now all three kingdoms sent envoys and vied for the prestige, wealth, and power that would come with China's favor; no response came from China for eleven years.