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contestations

noun

plural of contestation
as in controversies
variance of opinion on a matter the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people

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Recent Examples of contestations These contestations expand the room for Russia and China to operate across the Southern perimeter. — Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026 That makes some of these contestations existential, particularly for smaller combatants. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contestations
  1. controversies
  2. disputes
  3. disputations
  4. debates
  5. disagreements
Noun
  • The Sunderland penalty against Arsenal (and indeed various other controversies at the Stadium of Light on Saturday)?
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • International Boxing Association controversies Under Kremlev, the IBA faced extraordinary controversy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of controversies
Noun
  • Perhaps sport’s more important diplomatic contribution isn’t resolving disputes at all.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Johannesburg Crisis Alliance has blamed the disruptions on labor disputes, financial constraints, and an aging fleet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of disputes
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
Definition of disputations
Noun
  • The current debates on consciousness, sentience, and AI would profit from a substantial input from philosophers who are familiar with that tradition.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
  • LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman says recent debates over whether to slow or accelerate the technology are missing something crucial.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of debates
Noun
  • Working with Minhaj and Venkataramanujam, both first-time feature writers, meant frequent creative disagreements, Khan says, but never without purpose.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The issue has been especially contentious in Northern Virginia, where disagreements over bathrooms, locker rooms, pronouns and parental notification have prompted clashes between state officials and local school boards.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of disagreements

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“Contestations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestations. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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