- - A couple competed
- - Strove for a victory
- - Was a competitor
- - Was in a contest
- - Was a contender
- - Was a contender (for)
- - Was in a race
- - Entered a competition
- - Had a contest
- - Tried for a title
- - Was a contestant
- - Entered into rivalry performing dive
- - competed for five, that is five hundred
- - Contended for victory
- - Battled against rival
- - Contended, struggled
- - Two persons competed
- - Strove for first
- - Did battle with
- - Strived
- - Went head-to-head
- - Fought (for)
- - Contended (for)
- - Battled in competition
- - Contended
- - Competed (for)
- - Jostled (for)
- - Strove for superiority
- - Mixed it up
- - Joined the competition
- - Strove
- - Went for the gold
- - Locked horns
- - Strove, as for superiority
- - Struggled
- - Was in the running
- - Traded blows
- - Entered the lists
- - Ran for office, e.g.
- - Got in the game
- - Strived (for)
- - Strove (for)
- - Tried to outdo
- - Emulated.
- - Went for
- - Competed
- - Fought
- - Competed with
- - Contested
- - Was in competition; dive (anag.)
- - The diminutive couple were in contention
- - Went toe to toe
- - contended in rivalry
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