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adjective • as a rival in a competition noun • the contestant you hope to defeat verb • be equal to in quality or ability • be the rival of, be in competition with | ||||||||
| 77% | 8 | Commonly associated with Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The Rivals | ||||||
noun • the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | ||||||||
| 44% | 14 | Author who wrote 'The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine' | ||||||
noun • United States writer (1834-1902) | ||||||||
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RIVALS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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RIVALS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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