closest rival

collocation in English

meaningsofcloseandrival

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close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/us
/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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rival
noun[C]
uk
/ˈraɪ.vəl/us
/ˈraɪ.vəl/
a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the ...
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(Definition ofcloseandrivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She had defeated herclosestrivalby less than 200 votes in close 4-way race.
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An in-game ledger will allow the player to keep track of who is dominant, and who theirclosestrivalis.
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He won the seat at the 2011 election securing 12,976 votes (44.25 percent), 3489 more than hisclosestrival.
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She was elected with 37.3% of the vote; a majority of 4.4% over herclosestrival.
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Modest may have been intensely jealous of his brother's creative success and equally insecure about this secret friend being hisclosestrivalfor his brother's attention and affections.
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Davis received his gold medal on the rostrum looking decidedly dejected; he was the ultimate perfectionist and did nt feel he had truly won this race against hisclosestrival.
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I myself come from a small country in which we are on first-name terms with the prime minister and his closest rivals for the job.
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This list only includes the major parties and coalitions during the elections and their closest rivals during the elections.
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The team was in the lead with a value card stock before their closest rivals.
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The traditional format favours those highly graded players who win year after year by agreeing quick draws against their closest rivals and defeating the rest.
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Watson was easily the club's top-scorer in 200102, with double that of his closest rivals.
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