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                    as in competition
                                                
              
          
                                                      an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another                                       
              
                             the eternal contest between the forces of good and the forces of evil                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in tournament
                                                
              
          
                                                      a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize                                       
              
                             a contest for the gold medal in diving                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in skirmish
                                                
              
          
                                                      a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups                                       
              
                             what mighty contests have been waged on trivial matters                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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as in to challenge
                                      
              
          
                                                      to demand proof of the truth or rightness of                                       
              
                             vowed to contest the claim in court                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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