point of contention

noun phrase

: the thing that people are arguing over

The main point of contention is who owns the timber rights to the land.

Examples of point of contention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kyiv said Tuesday that Washington had resumed intelligence sharing, which had become another point of contention, along with the US’ diesel deal with Moscow and waiving of Russia sanctions. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The fires have also become a point of contention outside the Amazon, in an election campaign in which forest protection and climate change have received little attention. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Common ground on open source The two companies are collaborating on open-source AI, which has become a point of contention in Washington as politicians worry that free Chinese models could undercut American AI. — Kif Leswing,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Yet its application to current players looking to exercise their fifth year has been a point of contention. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for point of contention

• chemoprevention
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• incomprehension
• misapprehension
• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension