Compete and Fight

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Compete

Compete verb - To engage in a contest.

Usage example: prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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Fight is a synonym for compete in contend topic. In some cases you can use "Fight" instead a verb "Compete", when it comes to topics like go up against in contest.

Nearby Words: competent, competence, competition, competitor, competitive

Fight

Fight verb - To engage in a contest.

Usage example: everyone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display

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Compete is a synonym for fight. You can use "Compete" instead a verb "Fight".

Nearby Words: fighting, fighter

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time	compete time	fight time
way	compete way	fight way
fair	compete fair	fight fair
humans	compete humans	fight humans
Other words: times, enemies.

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If the person being crippled attempts to compete or fight anyway, this may lead into You Can Barely Stand.

Source: Crippling the Competition
Second, in the supposed alternate story, why would they compete with each other for the emeralds instead of banding together to fight off Eggman's invasion?

Source: Video Game / Sonic the Fighters
It's an epic video about a group of minstrels who, in a desperate attempt to get an evil king to listen to their music, compete against him and his minions in a bean-eating contest, a death-metal-listening contest, a drinking contest, and a sword-fight.

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