contravened

past tense of contravene

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contravened The Kremlin denied Russia's tests of the Burevestnik missile at a nuclear facility contravened nuclear weapons testing regulations. Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again. Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contravened
Verb
  • The materials prompted an investigation into whether Mission Regional Medical Center and Knapp Medical Center violated state or federal law.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • The comment resulted in the employee being fired, but the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the firing violated the employee’s First Amendment rights.
    Corey Schmidt July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Though this information would eventually inspire Maddox to make her first film, the new Hulu documentary My Grandfather Charles Manson, the news initially broke her.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 22 July 2026
  • In November 2024, news broke that Cruise was in talks to reprise his role in a sequel.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 22 July 2026

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“Contravened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contravened. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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