Compete and Struggle

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Compete

Compete verb - To engage in a contest.

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

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

Struggle

Struggle verb - To proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually.

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Compete is a synonym for struggle in fight topic. You can use "Compete" instead a verb "Struggle".

Nearby Words: struggled, struggling

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time	compete time	struggle time
way	compete way	struggle way
bit	compete bit	struggle bit
times	compete times	struggle times
Other words: games, problems, factions.

Both words in one sentence

Given the series' focus on neuroses, a good amount of the cast have similar moments, though they struggle to compete with the former.

Source: Comic Strip / Peanuts

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