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• n  the contestant you hope to defeat
  he had respect for his rivals
• v  be equal to in quality or ability
  Nothing can rival cotton for durability
• v  be the rival of, be in competition with
  we are rivaling for first place in the race

• After all, if Kraft ups its ante and succeeds in acquiring Cadbury, it would create a combined company that would rival Mars in size and reduce Hershey to a distant fourth in .
• But the prospect of two rival Republicans facing off is making for a Texas-size game of falling dominoes involving a slew of top politicians from both parties.
• BMI, into which the radio industry has poured some $2,000,000, will continue as an ASCAP rival.

• challenger
• competitor
• competition
• contender
• equal
• touch
• match

News & Articles

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• Nicaragua OKs rival to Panama Canal; study begins
  Nicaragua OKs rival to Panama Canal; study begins Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 1:32 am, Friday, June 14, 2013 MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — In a matter of weeks, a little-known Chinese tycoon has hired some of the world's top experts in mammoth infrastructure projects and ...
  June 15, 2013 - Beaumont Enterprise
• Rival hedge funds hope to feast on SAC Capital redemptions
  A long list of rival hedge funds is eager to tap the billions in outside money that Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors is expected to return to investors by year-end. Large hedge-fund firms structured ...
  June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
• Waterfronts: Rival, Superstition earn Governor's Cup victories
  Rival and Superstition were winners Saturday in the Governor's Cup race, hosted by Ventura Yacht Club. All the sailing news and notes from in and around Ventura County ...
  June 12, 2013 - Ventura County Star

Quotes

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• Jose Reina in Business Mirror
  It's probably the most complete team in the World Cup. A team that has changed since the 2008 final, with young and fresh faces,backup Spain goalkeeper Pepe Reina said. "It's the most dangerous rival at the moment."
• Vicente del Bosque in Metro
  We didn't play a terribly good match today, but we are happy and we know we have the necessary resources to face any rival, including Germany,he added.