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What is an one-upmanship?

What is an one-upmanship? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (idiomatic) The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.
  2. (idiomatic) A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor.
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It would have been a simple matter to pilfer their tawdry Christmas illuminations in order to gain one-upmanship this year.
She's the one woman who can beat him at his own game of sexual one-upmanship.
It is about selling television rights, team sponsorship and looking for one-upmanship in contracts.
It is a biting comment on the more consequential games of political one-upmanship played by these two nuclear states.
It is pathetic though to see the TN government indulge in one-upmanship with political rivals over the elimination of Veerappan.
For all the intricacies of the spat, it smacks of political one-upmanship, petty power play and a healthy dose of ego juice.

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