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 Scott Peterson's attorney appeals Scott's automatic appeal was submitted to the California Supreme Court on July 5, accompanied by a 423-page brief document from Scott's attorney, contesting the trial had been unfair. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026 The city of Syracuse and county of Onondaga are contesting Broadwater’s claims. — ProPublica, 14 July 2026 Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting. — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 10 July 2026 The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results). — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Their success has rattled more centrist Democrats who are concerned Mamdani’s politics will not help the party’s candidates contesting battleground, swing districts. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2026 Review your options for contesting unemployment. — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Unless his future is resolved before then, the Egypt captain could find himself in the unusual position of contesting a World Cup knockout match without being tied to any club. — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Elimination of those missiles was one of the primary aims of the war, and thousands of Iranians, as well as more than a dozen Americans, died contesting it. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contesting
  1. questioning
  2. challenging
  3. disputing
Verb
  • But when Maggie’s ex-husband, Liam (Marcus Rosner), arrives with a shocking revelation, her world is thrown into turmoil once again — leaving Cal questioning whether Maggie can ever truly leave her past behind.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • Officials also spent hours questioning one of the deportees, Emmanuel McSweeney, 29, who told officials that neither he nor his parents were born in Haiti.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of questioning
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  • However, with thousands of dividend-paying companies to choose from, identifying the right stocks can be challenging.
    — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 July 2026
  • It is expected to be hot and dry through Monday, with very little humidity, officials said, making conditions challenging for containment.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 July 2026
Definition of challenging
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  • Hours after the shooting, Salgado Araujo’s son, Ronaldo Salgado, shared a message on Facebook remembering his father and disputing the circumstances surrounding his death.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • An internal Denver International Airport memo obtained by CBS Colorado appears to corroborate key details of a closed-door meeting that city officials have been publicly disputing.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of disputing

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