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
  • Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies.
    Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Marc Ellinger, an attorney for the two Republican lawmakers, has argued that switching congressional maps between the primary and general elections violated federal law.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Shortly after news broke of Horsch's arrest, her family told WPVI she was last seen at the home.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The case between former Charlotte Hornets player LaMelo Ball and a boy who says the star point guard broke and drove over his foot is officially coming to an end.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Contravened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contravened. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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