contestations

plural of contestation

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Noun
  • Other cases Not all the big controversies at the court this term are focused on the powers of the president.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Swift has always been known to use her songs not only to tell personal stories but also to reference figures from pop culture, her romantic life, and past controversies.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • King Charles' younger son initiated the litigation in October 2019, signaling a shift in his approach to the British press — a stark departure from the royal family’s historic restraint regarding media disputes.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit follows a series of high-profile disputes over how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its subagency FEMA distribute homeland security grants.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In an era when misinformation travels faster than facts and contentious debates make headlines daily, that function becomes not merely valuable but essential.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The drama ran on the CW network from 2007 to 2012 and—also not hyperbole—defined a generation while still inspiring spirited debates and yearly rewatches by both devoted fans and curious newcomers.
    María Mérida, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other federal agencies have crafted similarly partisan messages from the typically apolitical civil service amid a legislative standoff largely over disagreements related to health care cuts.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Senior Hamas officials suggested there were still major disagreements that required further negotiations.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Contestations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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