Competition
Competition noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Trial is a synonym for competition in contest topic. In some cases you can use "Trial" instead a noun "Competition", when it comes to topics like rivalry.
Trial
Trial noun - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications.
Usage example: the trials for the semifinals began yesterday
Competition is a synonym for trial in rivalry topic. Sometimes you can use "Competition" instead a noun "Trial".
Nearby Word: triable
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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In a letter to Kiyo in the epilogue, he reflects on the competition (called the God Trial) and noting the competition as an important and necessary thing.
Source: Sailor Earth -
Parodied in an episode of Cow and Chicken, where Chicken becomes a plastic surgeon and enters the interschool competition where he ultimately turns himself into a Photo-Realistic Beaver (depicted with real footage over the cartoon) as the final trial.
Source: Magic Plastic Surgery - Inverted in ElfQuest during Rayek and Cutter's competition: Cutter isn't clever enough to win the trial of wits, and blusters through the trials with physical skills, except for the last one, where he cheats by using a "magic stone" (a magnet) to retrieve his sword from a crevice.
Source: Designated Evil
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