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1. To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

   Her suitors were all vying for her attention.

   Political parties are always vying with one another to get the most attention.

2. To rival (something), etc.
   • 1608, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra http://www.rhymezone.com/r/gwic.cgi?Path=shakespeare/tragedies/antonyandcleopatra/v_ii//&Word=to+vie+strange+forms+with+fancy;+yet,+to+imagine#w

     It's past the size of dreaming: nature wants stuff / To vie strange forms with fancy; yet, to imagine / And Antony, were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, / Condemning shadows quite.

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