one-upmanship in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

one-upmanship in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for one-upmanship in the English»Spanish Dictionary

one-upmanship [ˌwʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp] N no pl inf

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If there's any one-upmanship going on, it's a competition with himself -- a personal challenge to keep improving, he said.
news.nationalpost.com
Unfortunately, he goofed when, in an unprecedented act of one-upmanship, he opted to become the power behind the throne of his successor/s.
thenationonlineng.net
It's a bandwagon of outrage one-upmanship, and it's just as rewarding as the original outrage bandwagon.
www.theatlantic.com
On another, it seems to be a sort of one-upmanship of the afflicted, a hierarchy of suffering, if you will.
www.oregonlive.com
It was a totally united art journey with none of the musicians aiming at any kind of one-upmanship.
www.thehindu.com
And many yoga sessions seem less about spiritual enlightenment than expressing individualism and one-upmanship.
www.theglobeandmail.com
The girls work very fast indeed, amongst chatter and laughter, and there are no rivalries or one-upmanship.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
In that time the three main parties played a game of one-upmanship in terms of promises to electors.
www.rcinet.ca
Providing one designated place for posters would eliminate the silly and extravagant expenditure on posters by some candidates, who engage in one-upmanship before an election.
www.clarechampion.ie
Fictional accounts of this nature only serve as trashy one-upmanship.
en.wikipedia.org

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