Figure a liar may be out to surpass you! (5) |
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Competitor is coming after ignoring pair at the start (5) |
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Competitor very invested in Middle East cash |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Mar 2024 |
Competitor: a - for her affections |
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Stand in contention with five in rail dispute (5) |
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Challenger |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Mar 2024 |
Auburn, to Alabama |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2024 |
A liar at five, he's now my competitor! (5) |
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Opponent with viral disorder (5) |
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Person in competition with another |
Puzzler Backwords |
13 Feb 2024 |
Someone to contend with in an event (5) |
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Competitor |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jan 2024 |
Tar Heels vis-a-vis Blue Devils, e.g. |
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Competitor has viral problem |
Mirror Cryptic |
20 Dec 2023 |
Opponent |
Mirror Quick |
20 Dec 2023 |
Challenger's coming without a recipe (5) |
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Adversary backed Irish girl |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Nov 2023 |
Opponent |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Nov 2023 |
Opponent |
Mirror Quick |
29 Nov 2023 |
Fellow contestant has viral problem |
Mirror Cryptic |
29 Nov 2023 |
Coke, to Pepsi |
New York Times |
21 Nov 2023 |
Frenemy, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2023 |
Challenger |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Nov 2023 |
Uber, to Lyft |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2023 |
Foe |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jun 2023 |
Challenger |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 May 2023 |
Competitor |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 May 2023 |
Business competitor |
Newsday |
27 Feb 2023 |
Archenemy |
USA Today |
26 Feb 2023 |
Foe |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Jan 2023 |
Business competitor |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2023 |
Nemesis, say |
Universal |
26 Dec 2022 |
Opponent |
Premier Sunday |
20 Nov 2022 |
Competitor |
The Times Concise |
16 Nov 2022 |
Competitor |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Nov 2022 |
Competitor |
LA Times Daily |
06 Nov 2022 |
Archenemy |
LA Times Daily |
02 Oct 2022 |
Be as good as |
New York Times |
15 Jul 2022 |
Competitor or opponent |
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Challenger |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 May 2022 |
Opponent |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 May 2022 |
Bears, to the Packers |
The Washington Post Sunday |
15 May 2022 |
Competitor |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 May 2022 |
Opponent |
Family Time |
01 May 2022 |
Competitor, like Apple to Android |
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Competitor |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Apr 2022 |
Competitor |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2022 |
Archcompetitor |
New York Times |
27 Dec 2021 |
Be a match for |
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Equal |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Dec 2021 |
Competitor |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jul 2021 |
Foe |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Jul 2021 |
Frenemy, at times |
The Washington Post |
16 Jul 2021 |
Frenemy, at times |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2021 |
Competitor |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 May 2021 |
Business competitor |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2021 |
Opponent |
USA Today |
15 Apr 2021 |
Opponent |
Canadiana |
12 Apr 2021 |
Compete with |
New York Times |
04 Apr 2021 |
Adversary, antagonist |
Irish Times Simplex |
24 Mar 2021 |
Competitor |
Universal |
20 Mar 2021 |
Competing person |
The Times Concise |
30 Jan 2021 |
Traditional foe |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Nov 2020 |
Competitor or nemesis |
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Adversary |
The Washington Post |
18 Aug 2020 |
Adversary |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2020 |
The Cowboys, for the Eagles |
Universal |
15 Jul 2020 |
Archcompetitor |
New York Times |
30 Jun 2020 |
Dollar, to Enterprise |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jun 2020 |
Dollar, to Enterprise |
The Washington Post |
21 Jun 2020 |
Burger King, to McDonald's |
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Competitor, like McDonald's to Burger King |
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Same-state opponent, often |
The Washington Post |
03 Apr 2020 |
Same-state opponent, often |
LA Times Daily |
03 Apr 2020 |
Competitor |
Premier Sunday |
15 Mar 2020 |
Opponent |
The Times Concise |
15 Mar 2020 |
Uber, to Lyft |
Universal |
09 Mar 2020 |
Be on a par with |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2020 |
Competitor |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Feb 2020 |
Competitor |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Dec 2019 |
Opponent |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Dec 2019 |
Challenger |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Dec 2019 |
Competitor |
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Competitor |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2019 |
Drive ball, knocking the covers off in match |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Nov 2019 |
Foe |
Premier Sunday |
29 Sep 2019 |
Primary competitor |
LA Times Daily |
24 Sep 2019 |
Primary competitor |
The Washington Post |
24 Sep 2019 |
Competitor |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2019 |
A Hatfield vis-à-vis a McCoy |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2019 |
One's biggest competitor |
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Romantic triangle figure |
The Washington Post |
01 Sep 2019 |
Romantic triangle figure |
LA Times Daily |
01 Sep 2019 |
Adversary |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Jul 2019 |
Avril routed opponent |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Jul 2019 |
Primary foe |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2019 |
Primary foe |
The Washington Post |
20 May 2019 |
Hold a candle to |
Wall Street Journal |
01 May 2019 |
One's biggest competitor |
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One in a love triangle |
USA Today |
21 Mar 2019 |
Crosstown school, perhaps |
The New Yorker |
04 Mar 2019 |
Adversary Avril thrashed |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Feb 2019 |
Opponent |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Feb 2019 |
Competitor |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Jan 2019 |
Primary competitor |
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Main competitor |
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Pepsi, to Coke |
Universal |
01 Jan 2019 |
Hold a candle to |
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One in a love triangle |
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Pepsi, to Coke |
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Competitor |
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A Hatfield vis-à-vis a McCoy |
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Romantic triangle figure |
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Primary foe |
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Real Madrid vis-à-vis F.C. Barcelona |
New York Times |
09 Dec 2018 |
Eton, to Harrow |
USA Today |
30 Oct 2018 |
#2, to #1 |
New York Times |
13 Oct 2018 |
Opponent |
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Paris, to Romeo |
USA Today |
04 Aug 2018 |
Be equivalent to |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2018 |
Be equivalent to |
The Washington Post |
29 Jul 2018 |
Opposition starts to reform in vain after losing |
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One in a love triangle, perhaps |
USA Today |
02 Mar 2018 |
Hamilton, to Burr |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2018 |
One in a love triangle, perhaps |
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Be equivalent to |
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Real Madrid vis-à-vis F.C. Barcelona |
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Paris, to Romeo |
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Eton, to Harrow |
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Hamilton, to Burr |
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#2, to #1 |
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Challenge well |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2017 |
Challenger gets money overcoming victor |
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Burger King, to McDonald's |
USA Today |
03 Aug 2017 |
Opposite corner in a romantic triangle |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2017 |
Be worthy of comparison with upcoming Irish girl |
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Pepsi, to Coke |
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Opposite corner in a romantic triangle |
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Burger King, to McDonald's |
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Be about as good as |
Newsday |
04 Dec 2016 |
Competitor, hole up, claiming victory |
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University of Michigan, to Ohio State |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
07 Oct 2016 |
Navratilova, to 45-Across, e.g |
New York Times |
09 Sep 2016 |
Fischer, to Spassky, e.g |
New York Times |
21 Aug 2016 |
Avis, to Hertz |
The Washington Post |
08 Aug 2016 |
Crock-Pot company |
The Washington Post |
30 Jul 2016 |
Main competitor |
Universal |
25 Jul 2016 |
One to vie with |
Universal |
10 Apr 2016 |
Match in ability |
Universal |
30 Mar 2016 |
Competitor |
The Times Concise |
23 Feb 2016 |
Fight against entering Iranian capital |
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Navratilova, to 45-Across, e.g. |
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University of Michigan, to Ohio State |
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Fischer, to Spassky, e.g. |
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Main competitor |
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Competitor |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2015 |
Coke, to Pepsi |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2015 |
Coke, to Pepsi |
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Competitor |
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Antagonist |
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Competitor |
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Competitor |
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Equal volume is central to currency |
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One in a love triangle, maybe |
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Competitor |
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Lakers, to Celtics, e.g. |
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Match |
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Romantic triangle figure |
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Romantic competitor |
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Be in competition with |
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Competitor |
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ABC, to CBS |
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Avid competitor |
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Close competitor |
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Pretty well equal |
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Another suitor, to you |
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Romantic competitor |
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One to vie with |
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Bing, to Google |
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Measure up to |
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Measure up to |
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Alternative beau |
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Compare favorably to |
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Ardent competitor |
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Close competitor |
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Opponent |
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Romantic opponent |
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Adversary |
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Opponent |
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Monopolist's lack |
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Opponent |
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Mudslinging target |
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Competitor |
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Competitor in love |
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Adversary |
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Nearby school, maybe |
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Close competitor |
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Honda, to Toyota |
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ABC, to CBS |
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Adversary |
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Coke, to Pepsi |
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ABC, to 14-Down |
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Romantic triangle figure |
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Foe |
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Be the equal of |
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Go up against |
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Business competitor |
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Honda, to Toyota |
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USC, to UCLA, e.g. |
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Equal |
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Amazon, to Barnes & Noble |
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Equal |
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Adversary |
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Hold a candle to |
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Pepsi vis- -vis Coke |
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Pepsi vis-à-vis Coke |
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USC, to UCLA |
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Competitor |
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Dog food brand |
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Gladstone, to Disraeli |
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Keep up with |
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Threaten to surpass |
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Opponent |
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Challenger |
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Crock-Pot maker |
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Another suitor |
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Match in ability |
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Adversary |
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Michigan, to Ohio State, e.g. |
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Compare to |
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Opponent in business or sports |
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Be a match for |
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Oppose |
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Fellow contestant |
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Compete |
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Opponent |
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Paris, to Romeo |
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Antagonist |
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Ardent competitor |
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Nearly match |
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Ardent competitor |
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Coke, to Pepsi |
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Ken-L Ration competitor |
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Try to beat |
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Competitor |
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Alamo, to Avis |
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Eton to Harrow, for example |
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Nearly match |
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Ford, to Chevrolet |
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Measure up to |
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Strive to equal |
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Paris, to Romeo |
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Yankees, to the Red Sox |
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Challenger |
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Alpo competitor |
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Neighboring school, possibly |
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Competitor |
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Emulate |
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Keebler, to Nabisco |
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Coke, vis-a-vis Pepsi |
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Coke, to Pepsi |
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Challenger |
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Come close to |
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Come close to |
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Opponent |
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Harvard, to Yale, e.g. |
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Try to beat |
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Evert, to Navratilova |
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Another suitor |
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Compete with |
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Paris, to Romeo |
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Play against |
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Competitor |
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Competing |
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Sprint, to AT&T |
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Lock horns |
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Threaten to surpass |
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Beau number two |
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Emulate |
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Contender |
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Challenge |
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Hertz, to Avis |
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Foe |
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Equal |
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Holyfield, to Tyson |
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Chris, to Martina |
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Romantic competitor |
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Opposed |
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Foe |
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Letterman, to Leno |
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Competitor in love |
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Coke vis-à-vis Pepsi |
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Holyfield to Tyson |
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Compete with |
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Arch contender |
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Antagonist |
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Letterman, to Leno |
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Vier |
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Opponent |
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Competing |
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Adversary |
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Burger King, to McDonald's |
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Emulator |
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Oppose |
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Contend with |
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Yale, to Harvard |
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Opponent |
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Salieri, to Mozart |
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Be a match for |
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Giant, to a Dodger |
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Emulator |
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Richard III, to Henry VII |
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Alfredo, to Baron Douphol |
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Arch competitor |
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Messala, to Ben-Hur |
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One eager to compete and defeat |
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One of a Sheridan pair |
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Emulate |
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Dryden's "The ___ Ladies" |
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Eton, to Harrow |
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Antagonist |
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Compete |
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Compete. |
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Antagonist. |
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Match up to. |
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Competitor. |
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Opponent. |
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Be a match for. |
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Competing. |
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Emulatant. |
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Equal in glory. |
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Strive to excel. |
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Match. |
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Strive to equal. |
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Competing swain. |
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Emulate. |
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Emulator. |
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What plastic is to some metals. |
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Angle of the eternal triangle. |
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Bob Acres or Captain Absolute. |
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Sheridan's "Captain Absolute.” |
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Vie with. |
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Djokovic, to Federer |
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Challenger |
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