[{"_1":2,"_118":-5,"_119":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"lang-word",{"_5":6,"_21":22,"_105":106,"_111":112},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":8,"_10":-5,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20},"headword","closest","slug","pronunciation","type","adjective","complexity","simple","totalCollocations",3,"avgFrequency",7.17,"languageVariants",[],"categories",[23],{"_24":25,"_9":26,"_27":28},"name","ADJECTIVE + NOUN","adjective-noun","collocations",[29,67,76],{"_30":31,"_32":33,"_9":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_45":46,"_66":-5},"collocation","competitor","phrase","closest competitor","closest-competitor","usage","The main rival in business or a competition.","label","","frequency",{"_41":42,"_43":44},"score",7.5,"perMillion",12.1,"examples",[47,48,49,50,51,52,50,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65],"Our company's closest competitor just launched a new product.","Apple's closest competitor in the smartphone market is Samsung.","The report identified their closest competitor as a major threat.","We need to analyze the marketing strategies of our closest competitor.","The runner finished just seconds ahead of her closest competitor.","For years, Coca-Cola's closest competitor was Pepsi.","If we lower our prices, our closest competitor will likely follow suit.","In the smartphone market, Samsung is Apple's closest competitor.","Who do you consider to be our closest competitor in the European market?","For years, they were our closest competitor, but they have since been acquired.","The report identified our two closest competitors and analyzed their weaknesses.","The startup is quickly becoming the industry leader's closest competitor.","Our closest competitor's new product launch was a huge success.","Even their closest competitor admitted that the new design was revolutionary.","In terms of price point, their closest competitor offers a similar model for less.","By undercutting prices, they hope to gain an advantage over their closest competitor.","Despite being the market leader, the company is constantly innovating to stay ahead of its closest competitor.","The political candidate is currently polling neck and neck with her closest competitor.","The tech startup is quickly becoming the closest competitor to the industry giant.","translation",{"_30":68,"_32":69,"_9":70,"_35":71,"_37":38,"_39":72,"_45":75,"_66":-5},"challenger","closest challenger","closest-challenger","The person or team in the second position, most likely to overtake the leader.",{"_41":73,"_43":74},7.2,10.5,[],{"_30":77,"_32":78,"_9":79,"_35":80,"_37":38,"_39":81,"_45":84,"_66":-5},"equivalent","closest equivalent","closest-equivalent","The thing that is most similar in value, meaning, or function.",{"_41":82,"_43":83},6.8,8.2,[85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104],"There's no direct translation, but 'saudade' is the closest equivalent in Portuguese for that feeling.","In Japanese, there's no perfect translation for this concept, so we used the closest equivalent.","The translator struggled to find the closest equivalent for the cultural idiom.","The tour guide explained that 'ceviche' is perhaps the closest equivalent to sushi in Peruvian cuisine.","In Japanese, 'wabi-sabi' has no perfect English translation, but 'imperfect beauty' is perhaps the closest equivalent.","Since the software was discontinued, users have been searching for its closest equivalent.","The CEO's chief of staff is the closest equivalent to a prime minister in our corporate structure.","In the American legal system, a 'trial attorney' is often considered the closest equivalent to a British 'barrister'.","For this recipe, crème fraîche is the closest equivalent to sour cream if you can't find it.","For many people, a strong sense of community is the closest equivalent to a feeling of true wealth.","In the US legal system, a district attorney is the closest equivalent to a Crown Prosecutor in the UK.","The ancient Roman 'forum' was perhaps the closest equivalent to a modern-day social media platform.","We need to find the closest equivalent in modern currency to what a shilling was worth in 1850.","Trying to find a musical genre that is the closest equivalent to jazz in classical music is a fascinating debate.","The academic qualification from that country doesn't have a direct match here, but we've determined its closest equivalent.","This herbal tea isn't exactly the same, but it's the closest equivalent I've found to the one I used to drink.","What is the closest equivalent of a knight in ancient Roman society?","We need to identify the closest equivalent qualification in our system to properly assess her credentials.","The new software provides the closest equivalent yet to a human personal assistant.","The word 'saudade' in Portuguese has no direct English counterpart; 'wistful longing' is perhaps its closest equivalent.","relatedEntries",{"_107":108,"_109":110},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{"_34":113,"_79":115},{"_32":114,"_35":38},"المنافس الأقرب",{"_32":116,"_35":117},"المكافئ الأقرب","أقرب شيء متاح، على الرغم من أنه ليس تطابقًا مثاليًا.","actionData","errors"]