friendly rivalry
Frequency: 7.514.2 per million words
Competition without any serious animosity or ill will.
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- The two chess players had a long-standing friendly rivalry.
- There's a healthy friendly rivalry between the sales teams.
- Their friendly rivalry pushed both athletes to perform better.
- Despite their friendly rivalry, they always supported each other.
- A little friendly rivalry can make group projects more engaging.
- The annual coding competition fosters a spirit of friendly rivalry.
- Even with their friendly rivalry, they remained best friends.
- The cooking show features a friendly rivalry among its contestants.
- She enjoyed the friendly rivalry with her brother over board games.
- This friendly rivalry helps us innovate and improve constantly.