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
The need to find a new venue stemmed from Fox contesting Amazon’s right to stream a game that’s played in New York and involves a Big 10 team, because Fox’s contract with the Big 10 gives it broadcast rights to such games.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Koltun filed a request with a federal judge in Texas contesting the demand.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
No one nicked him with their shoe while contesting his shot.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 May 2026
When Faye won Senegal’s 2024 presidential election, it was widely understood as a victory engineered by Sonko, his political mentor who had been barred from contesting the election himself after a defamation conviction.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
They qualified candidates in 204 state legislative races, contesting 89% of House seats and 82% of Senate seats, their broadest slate of candidates in those contests in at least three decades, according to party officials.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
The same report notes that Hilton publicly disputes Becerra’s assertion of front-runner status by citing polls indicating a tight race, underscoring that the campaigns are aggressively contesting the narrative rather than drifting in ambiguity.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Democrats were not calling for contesting War Powers Resolution and what the executive power was there.
—NBC news, 3 May 2026
So your rotations aren’t just about contesting 3s.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Koltun filed a request with a federal judge in Texas contesting the demand.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
No one nicked him with their shoe while contesting his shot.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 May 2026
When Faye won Senegal’s 2024 presidential election, it was widely understood as a victory engineered by Sonko, his political mentor who had been barred from contesting the election himself after a defamation conviction.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
They qualified candidates in 204 state legislative races, contesting 89% of House seats and 82% of Senate seats, their broadest slate of candidates in those contests in at least three decades, according to party officials.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
The same report notes that Hilton publicly disputes Becerra’s assertion of front-runner status by citing polls indicating a tight race, underscoring that the campaigns are aggressively contesting the narrative rather than drifting in ambiguity.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Democrats were not calling for contesting War Powers Resolution and what the executive power was there.
—NBC news, 3 May 2026
So your rotations aren’t just about contesting 3s.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contesting
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But now parents – and one county commissioner – are questioning the role technology plays in learning.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Reyes was taken into custody by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and turned over to the FBI for questioning, according to the documents.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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And Mullin, a 48-year-old former Republican senator from Oklahoma and former mixed martial arts fighter, is also known for fiery exchanges with congressional committees, once challenging a Teamsters leader during a 2023 hearing.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Across the campus, 30 artists have created an array of site-specific permanent works on a scale that would even be challenging for a leading contemporary art institution.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The new research challenges that conclusion — not by disputing Pymetrics’ math, but by arguing the company was asking the wrong question.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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Many also prepare unfiled returns to bring you into compliance and represent you in disputing IRS penalties, audits or collection actions.—
John Csiszar,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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“Contesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contesting. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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