as in challenged
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
vowed to contest the claim in court
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Recent Examples of contested
In a post on X on Thursday, Sacks contested a Bloomberg story that linked his comments to growing federal scrutiny of Anthropic.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
The election is likely to become one of the most contested of the 2026 midterms.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Fourteen Grade 1 races worth a total of more than $34 million will be contested, drawing top-level horses and their owners, trainers, breeders and jockeys who have hopes of clinching year-end division titles.
—Kelley Carlson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
The company contested the findings and eventually reached a formal settlement, OSHA records show.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Each of these stages will be fiercely contested.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
District 3, two at-large seats and the mayor’s office have Republican candidates in the running, but no race is as closely contested as District 6.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Accurate Energetic Systems had contested those findings by the end of the year, arguing that its TOSHA citation should be vacated entirely.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025
The origins of the deadly virus are still contested and politically divisive.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
The election is likely to become one of the most contested of the 2026 midterms.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Fourteen Grade 1 races worth a total of more than $34 million will be contested, drawing top-level horses and their owners, trainers, breeders and jockeys who have hopes of clinching year-end division titles.
—Kelley Carlson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
The company contested the findings and eventually reached a formal settlement, OSHA records show.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Each of these stages will be fiercely contested.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
District 3, two at-large seats and the mayor’s office have Republican candidates in the running, but no race is as closely contested as District 6.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Accurate Energetic Systems had contested those findings by the end of the year, arguing that its TOSHA citation should be vacated entirely.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025
The origins of the deadly virus are still contested and politically divisive.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contested
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Changes to the regulatory framework and fleet incentives further challenged the business, Barra also said.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Florida compact was quickly challenged by West Flagler Associates, a company that owns casinos and racetracks in Florida.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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In fact, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of horror stories circulating across Facebook, Reddit, and other platforms about individuals being questioned at check-in by airline agents or, worse, denied entry altogether.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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McKesson never questioned her genetics – or considered 23andMe – until a team of surgeons performed an urgent, open-heart procedure in 2022 to remove clots from her heart and lungs.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The army disputed the reports of a coup plot, but that has not stopped Tinubu’s swift shake-up of the top brass.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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However, her family has widely disputed both ideas, and instead have looked to evidence suggesting Bradley may have been a victim of human trafficking while on board the ship.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Contested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contested. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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