contesting

verb

present participle of contest
as in questioning
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of vowed to contest the claim in court

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Recent Examples of contesting Republicans would also have to navigate a tricky path to contesting Peltola’s election with few other modern precedents. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026 Candidates who expect to win don’t start talking about contesting the results before the votes are counted. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Boyles responded that the groups were contesting the decisions based on the law, and not asking the panel to substitute its own views about wolves for those of the federal government. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Seid paid all fines and tickets without contesting them, Axios reported. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Those include Renée Elise Goldsberry as Michael’s former colleague and lover, contesting cases before a rogue’s gallery of quirky judges played by the likes of Jackie Earle Haley, Jackie Hoffman and Peter Riegert. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Ten other candidates are also contesting the presidency, representing parties from across Brazil’s political spectrum. — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026 Ownership is not in bankruptcy, is contesting the foreclosure in court, has offered the lender any and every constructive solution, but will not allow these tenants to be further used as pawns. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The museum has contended California’s new law is unconstitutional, which California is contesting. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contesting
  1. questioning
  2. challenging
  3. disputing
Verb
  • But the New Mexico secretary of state's office received reports of DOJ monitors asking unusual questions and questioning voters in Bernalillo County, which is home to Albuquerque.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Miller, who prosecuted the case back in 2004 and 2005, sent Fernandez Rundle texts questioning her office’s handling of the case and denigrating the judge presiding over Smith’s resentencing.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of questioning
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  • The students led those protests before challenging and defeating Vucic at the early ballot on Sunday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Alex Kolodin, the Republican candidate for secretary of state, filed lawsuits challenging the 2020 election results.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of challenging
Verb
  • Credit cards generally provide stronger legal protections for disputing unauthorized charges and purchases that never arrive.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The trial for a man accused of fatally running down his 17-year-old girlfriend in Burlington in 2023 continued Monday with his attorney disputing the findings of the medical examiner who ruled the death a homicide.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of disputing

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“Contesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contesting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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