Vie
verb
To compete with others in a struggle to achieve or get something.
The two teams will vie for the championship title this year.
Often appears as...
- vie for
- vie with
verb
To compete with others in a struggle to achieve or get something.
The two teams will vie for the championship title this year.
Often appears as...
- vie for
- vie with
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Effort
Implies a strong effort to win or achieve something, often in a public or notable way.
Local restaurants vie to create the town's best burger.
Pro Tip 2/3Direct Competition
Used when individuals or groups directly challenge each other for the same goal.
Top students vie for scholarships each year.
Pro Tip 3/3Event-Specific
Often used in the context of events, like sports, elections, or awards where there's a clear contest.
Actors vie for the lead role in the school play.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Effort
Implies a strong effort to win or achieve something, often in a public or notable way.
Local restaurants vie to create the town's best burger.
Pro Tip 2/3Direct Competition
Used when individuals or groups directly challenge each other for the same goal.
Top students vie for scholarships each year.
Pro Tip 3/3Event-Specific
Often used in the context of events, like sports, elections, or awards where there's a clear contest.
Actors vie for the lead role in the school play.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Effort
Implies a strong effort to win or achieve something, often in a public or notable way.
Local restaurants vie to create the town's best burger.
Pro Tip 2/3Direct Competition
Used when individuals or groups directly challenge each other for the same goal.
Top students vie for scholarships each year.
Pro Tip 3/3Event-Specific
Often used in the context of events, like sports, elections, or awards where there's a clear contest.
Actors vie for the lead role in the school play.
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Deadly Conservation PIPE...
parks border and most people have nothing but nature to rely on so that obviously puts an enormous amount of pressure on the park and his principles of protecting the natural resources in addition to that you've got somewhere in the region of five to eight thousand armed militia that are vying for control
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The great conspiracy...
had made him popular with the public, and many senators vied for his favor by showering him with honors. Statues were built, temples were dedicated, and a whole month was renamed, still called July today. More importantly, the title of dictator, meant to grant temporary emergency powers in wartime,
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Activism needs...
but we really need introverts to help us do intriguing activism that attracts them rather than puts them off. We're put off by big and brash giant posters and capital letters and explanation marks telling us what to do and vying for our attention.
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Shark Alert! Species...
are popular pastimes with recreational fishermen vying for the largest catch of the day sharks are also caught commercially for food in many countries they've become a substitute for swordfish which are protected and hard to come by in
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Where did Russia come...
literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.
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The alliances needed to...
in various parts the world was a product not only of history but also of the current market system and its failures has has the coronavirus moment changed your thinking on that or visa vie obviously climate change in these other
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Shark Warnings PIPE...
are popular pastimes with recreational fishermen vying for the largest catch of the day sharks are also caught commercially for food in many countries they've become a substitute for swordfish which are protected and hard
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Beeban Kidron: The...
that competed to favor one film over another in passionate and increasingly sophisticated prose. Six thousand reviews each school week vying for the honor of being review of the week.
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An unexpected tool for...
and vying to show that they are the most hard-done-by person in the conversation. How can we make sense in a world that doesn't?
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Weirdest Animal...
the flight tailed errors found late this year and as always turkey boys vying for some reaction but this time he's bitten
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Deadly Conservation PIPE...
parks border and most people have nothing but nature to rely on so that obviously puts an enormous amount of pressure on the park and his principles of protecting the natural resources in addition to that you've got somewhere in the region of five to eight thousand armed militia that are vying for control
Video examples
The great conspiracy...
had made him popular with the public, and many senators vied for his favor by showering him with honors. Statues were built, temples were dedicated, and a whole month was renamed, still called July today. More importantly, the title of dictator, meant to grant temporary emergency powers in wartime,
Video examples
Activism needs...
but we really need introverts to help us do intriguing activism that attracts them rather than puts them off. We're put off by big and brash giant posters and capital letters and explanation marks telling us what to do and vying for our attention.
Video examples
Shark Alert! Species...
are popular pastimes with recreational fishermen vying for the largest catch of the day sharks are also caught commercially for food in many countries they've become a substitute for swordfish which are protected and hard to come by in
Video examples
Where did Russia come...
literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.
Video examples
The alliances needed to...
in various parts the world was a product not only of history but also of the current market system and its failures has has the coronavirus moment changed your thinking on that or visa vie obviously climate change in these other
Video examples
Shark Warnings PIPE...
are popular pastimes with recreational fishermen vying for the largest catch of the day sharks are also caught commercially for food in many countries they've become a substitute for swordfish which are protected and hard
Video examples
Beeban Kidron: The...
that competed to favor one film over another in passionate and increasingly sophisticated prose. Six thousand reviews each school week vying for the honor of being review of the week.
Video examples
An unexpected tool for...
and vying to show that they are the most hard-done-by person in the conversation. How can we make sense in a world that doesn't?
Video examples
Weirdest Animal...
the flight tailed errors found late this year and as always turkey boys vying for some reaction but this time he's bitten
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Quote examples
Ralph Nader
American Lawyer
Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust.
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Jim Hunt
American Politician
A creative mindset is in increasingly high demand: employers are vying for workers who are able to dream big and deliver big with the next must-have product. Creative thinking fuels innovation, it leads to new goods and services, creates jobs and delivers substantial economic rewards.
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John Paul Jones
American Soldier
I propose not our enemies as an example for our general imitation, yet, as their navy is the best regulated of any in the world, we must, in some degree, imitate them and aim at such farther improvement as may one day make ours vie with - and exceed - theirs.
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Megan Amram
American Comedian
Support other women! We are taught to be competitive with other women, to vie with them for the 'girl spot' in a group or job. Anything that helps an individual woman is good for all of us! Love and support your friends!
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Jake Pavelka
American Celebrity
When people are on 'The Bachelor' it gives them the opportunity to put their best foot forward, especially when you're around the 'Bachelor' or the 'Bachelorette;' that one person who you're vying for attention with.
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Hank Green
American Celebrity
The landscape of professional creation continues to get more complex. Organizations and platforms of all sorts are vying for a slice of the value created by the relationship between creators and their audiences.
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Ken Howard
American Actor
In a media landscape that has grown in unimaginable ways, there are more projects that have come along now than ever. While the number of projects has grown, many players are vying for that audience.
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Bette Davis
American Actress
I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.
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Coco Chanel
French Designer
I am not young but I feel young. The day I feel old, I will go to bed and stay there. J'aime la vie! I feel that to live is a wonderful thing.
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Katrina Adams
American Athlete
I was a player who was vying to do exactly what everyone else was doing, and I happened to be black.
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Ralph Nader
American Lawyer
Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust.
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Jim Hunt
American Politician
A creative mindset is in increasingly high demand: employers are vying for workers who are able to dream big and deliver big with the next must-have product. Creative thinking fuels innovation, it leads to new goods and services, creates jobs and delivers substantial economic rewards.
Quote examples
John Paul Jones
American Soldier
I propose not our enemies as an example for our general imitation, yet, as their navy is the best regulated of any in the world, we must, in some degree, imitate them and aim at such farther improvement as may one day make ours vie with - and exceed - theirs.
Quote examples
Megan Amram
American Comedian
Support other women! We are taught to be competitive with other women, to vie with them for the 'girl spot' in a group or job. Anything that helps an individual woman is good for all of us! Love and support your friends!
Quote examples
Jake Pavelka
American Celebrity
When people are on 'The Bachelor' it gives them the opportunity to put their best foot forward, especially when you're around the 'Bachelor' or the 'Bachelorette;' that one person who you're vying for attention with.
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Hank Green
American Celebrity
The landscape of professional creation continues to get more complex. Organizations and platforms of all sorts are vying for a slice of the value created by the relationship between creators and their audiences.
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Ken Howard
American Actor
In a media landscape that has grown in unimaginable ways, there are more projects that have come along now than ever. While the number of projects has grown, many players are vying for that audience.
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Bette Davis
American Actress
I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.
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Coco Chanel
French Designer
I am not young but I feel young. The day I feel old, I will go to bed and stay there. J'aime la vie! I feel that to live is a wonderful thing.
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Katrina Adams
American Athlete
I was a player who was vying to do exactly what everyone else was doing, and I happened to be black.
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