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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 need
to have as a requirement
having to put up with an overbearing boss challenges forbearance
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Recent Examples of challenge
William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
But this time there are more challenges — which keep piling up — and time is short.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 June 2025
Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
In their suit, the two gas companies are challenging PURA decisions late last year that reduced their rates.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
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Noun
The months-long campaign by state workers and their unions to push back against Newsom’s directive has taken the form of protests, public billboards and legal challenges.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
But this time there are more challenges — which keep piling up — and time is short.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
Attorneys for the Florida Immigrant Coalition, the Farmworker Association of Florida and two individual plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of the law in April.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
In their suit, the two gas companies are challenging PURA decisions late last year that reduced their rates.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for challenge
Noun
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Reports have indicated that Punk had the option to turn down performing at the event but did not voice any objections.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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If leaders moved ahead without altering the provisions, the measures could be challenged, requiring a 60-vote threshold to overcome objections.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Injury problems for Adam Webster limited the 30-year-old to 22 of a possible 38 league appearances.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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The problem is that for actuators to work at high temperatures—like those found under a car’s hood—the neodymium needs to be mixed with either dysprosium or terbium, distinct rare earth minerals which are not significantly present in the Mountain Pass ore body.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Skeptics will point to his physical issues and question his fit outside the Warriors’ unique system.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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But an analysis of new data from Hubble and the European Space Agency’s Gaia Space Telescope has caused researchers to question that time frame.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Yet regardless of the opposition to U.S. intervention in Iran from the isolationists and progressives — who wouldn’t dare claim Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful — was President Donald Trump overstepping his legal boundaries?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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And a United States senator literally wrestled to the ground for daring to ask basic questions.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Key Player With two key absences at either end of the field, France will need players to step up in attack as well as defense to plug the holes left by the veterans.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The commissioners don’t want the unit value to decrease with the additional teams, so the networks need to ante up.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Aside from the pandemic anomaly, the World Bank data also showed that only three exceptions to annual passenger growth occurred post-1980.—
Dana Dunne,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Federal contractors and in some cases subcontractors are an exception, as are a handful of states.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
Noun
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The two appointments were on the City Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting agenda last week, but aldermen did not discuss the matter publicly at that time, according to past reporting.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Given the nation's alarming security threat, the FBI is planning to reallocate potentially thousands of FBI agents away from immigration enforcement work to focus on cyber threats and counterterrorism efforts, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News on Tuesday.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
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The rules would also expressly prevent student loan borrowers from contesting any determination of employer PSLF eligibility.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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That could come down, however, from a federal lawsuit contesting the fees.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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“Challenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/challenge. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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