Competition and Encounter

Competition

Competition noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Encounter and competition are semantically related. in contest topic. In some cases you can use "Encounter" instead a noun "Competition".

Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.

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Competition and encounter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Competition" instead a noun "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

high	high competition	high encounter
similar	similar competition	similar encounter
direct	direct competition	direct encounter
romantic	romantic competition	romantic encounter
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, little, potential, sexual, new, major, next, last, previous, upcoming.

Perpetually Shiny Bodies Perspective Flip: Saki's chance encounter with Team Achiga while wandering the halls of the competition venue in Zenkoku-hen is a Call Back to the same event shown in Achiga-hen.

Source: Manga / Saki
It's a rare encounter in a Safari event that lasted for a few weeks, followed by a competition where a limited number of top scores earned its Mega Stone.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Shuffle
No matter how many distractions the characters encounter, they'll always manage to collect all their Badges/Ribbons just in time for the annual competition at the end of the saga.

Source: Traveling at the Speed of Plot

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