1
as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
there were no serious challenges to the legislative bill, so it passed easily
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as in problem
something that requires thought and skill for resolution
the many challenges facing developing countries in the 21st century
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as in to question
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
don't hesitate to challenge any statement that generalizes about people
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as in to require
to have as a requirement
having to put up with an overbearing boss challenges forbearance
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Recent Examples of challenge
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
These are all challenges that new BOP Director William Marshall III acknowledges.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The appeals court case is one of four legal battles challenging the state’s authority to hold detainees at the facility.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Don’t miss this powerful conversation about transformation, authenticity, and the ongoing challenges—and vital importance—of telling LGBTQ+ stories in and out of uniform.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
These are all challenges that new BOP Director William Marshall III acknowledges.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
The court consolidated two separate cases in which plaintiffs – seven small businesses and a dozen states — have successfully challenged the legality of the tariffs at issue.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The appeals court case is one of four legal battles challenging the state’s authority to hold detainees at the facility.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for challenge
Noun
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The objections that stopped earlier attempts are now dissolving.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Libraries received only 12 formal objections since 2021 Changes brought by the supervisors' stand in contrast to how library administrators historically have dealt with book objections.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Today, Anousheh is the CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation, an organization that has helped solve massive social problems by setting grand challenges for teams to compete and solve.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Folks, the problem is not the sign, the decor or the politics.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Comer has questioned the former president’s use of the autopen for pardons and executive orders and whether his aides covered up his cognitive decline.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
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Attorneys will question three sets of 60 people to settle on twelve jurors and four alternates.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hardy plays Tony, the new boyfriend of Tomlinson’s Judy Warren, who dares not confess to her parents how strong her connection to the supernatural world really is.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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There is something feral in the onrush of Marlowe’s verse, with the gleam of bared teeth daring us to laugh.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That may require surgical correction.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Maintaining the federalized police force beyond 30 days, however, would have required action from Congress.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only exception was the 2019 AFCON quarter-final, when Troost-Ekong struck an 89th-minute winner for the Super Eagles.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The sole exception to the rule of the total privacy of color experience can be found in the television of the Gilligan’s Island era.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These matters concerning candidate quality are nothing new.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The executives were able to meet with Pope Leo in a private audience that included others, according to a person familiar with the matter.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 1969 Ryder Cup was contested at Royal Birkdale in England.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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While the mayoral race drew focus at the top of the ticket, the two races remained contested keys to shaping the next Boston City Council.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Challenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/challenge. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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