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  • verb US Simple past tense and past participle of rival.

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  • Mrs. King led the battle for civil rights longer than her husband did; Ms. Wasserstein rivaled some of the most established names in contemporary theatre with her creation of fully-drawn characters and artfully-crafted stories that went beyond the situation comedy or the angry scream; and Ms. Friedan literally wrote the book on defining where women saw themselves in our civilization.

    February 2006 2006

  • It was a huge role with a word count rivaled only by Hamlet.

    Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

  • Another nasty list of titles rivaled only by the design of

    Cubed3.com News 2009

  • In the top acting categories, the boxing drama "The Fighter" rivaled "The King's Speech"

    latimes.com - News 2011

  • "Those periods - 1916-18 and the 1950s - have kind of rivaled each other as far as drought severity," said Mark Lenz, senior hydrologist with the National Weather Service's forecast office in New Braunfels.

    unknown title 2009

  • In less than ten years, Arabic-speakers increased their internet use by well over 1,000 percent, a growth rate rivaled only by speakers of Russian.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • In less than ten years, Arabic-speakers increased their internet use by well over 1,000 percent, a growth rate rivaled only by speakers of Russian.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • A massive public works project, the Reichsarbeitsdienst RAD, rivaled the WPA in size and scope.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • They were only rivaled by the merchants, who moved around as much as they did, but were not nearly as interested in documenting and covering their movements.

    Online Archive Preserves Images from Christian Missions in Africa, Asia 2011

  • They were only rivaled by the merchants, who moved around as much as they did, but were not nearly as interested in documenting and covering their movements.

    Online Archive Preserves Images from Christian Missions in Africa, Asia 2011

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