as in dispute
variance of opinion on a matter
the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people
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Recent Examples of contestation
In large part, however, political contestation in recent decades has been the matter of parties mobilizing against one another—chiefly, the Awami League and its main rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
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Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
Turkey’s neighborhood includes regions of contestation between the United States on one side and China, Iran, or Russia on the other.
—Asli Aydintasbas, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024
Although Putin would likely win a fair election in 2024, an unmanaged election would foster genuine political contestation and criticism of the president, which the Kremlin had long been keeping off-limits.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are all likely to achieve varying levels of integration into Western institutions but will remain places of contestation.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
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Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
Turkey’s neighborhood includes regions of contestation between the United States on one side and China, Iran, or Russia on the other.
—Asli Aydintasbas, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024
Although Putin would likely win a fair election in 2024, an unmanaged election would foster genuine political contestation and criticism of the president, which the Kremlin had long been keeping off-limits.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are all likely to achieve varying levels of integration into Western institutions but will remain places of contestation.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contestation
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While In Office By Zoltan Istvan Author 0 Today, there are developers around the world working on creating artificial intelligence (AI) agents that can autonomously do millions of useful things, like book airline tickets, dispute credit card charges, and even trade crypto.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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According to Tampa police, a dispute occurred Sunday night at a Dollar General store around 8:30 p.m. which escalated when Jeremiah Bailey, 48, tried to use his car to block 47-year-old Eric Archield’s car from leaving.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The introduction of the OEP is not without controversy, as is exemplified by the case of Mike Wallace.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, a Senate committee advanced Russell Vought, Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management Budget, which has been embroiled in a controversy over pausing federal funding.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2023
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And yet there is one aspect of the book which was notable: a disputation of the Richard Wrangham's work in Demonic Males.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
22 Apr. 2013
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The case underscores growing national debates about religious liberty, public funding for education, and the intersection of state action with constitutional protections.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Jan. 2025
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Connecticut tenants revived an effort Thursday to expand protections against no-fault evictions, signaling the start of what will likely be a contentious debate during this year’s General Assembly session over the government’s role in regulating the landlord-tenant relationship.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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Easier Said Than Done Speaking of their disagreement, another common answer in the thread was no one was in the wrong.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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In our 27 years of working with grassroots and immigrant faith leaders across NYC, the Interfaith Center of New York has found that there are plenty of areas of disagreement between faith traditions.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Contestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestation. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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