contravened

past tense of contravene

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Recent Examples of contravened Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again. Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Along with the legal near-miss, the staff report found that Chua’s actions violated several city codes, including by directing a staff member without going through the city manager and by improperly calling a meeting.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Separately, two Russian aircraft flying from Kaliningrad violated Lithuanian airspace near Kybartai on Thursday, two Lithuanian officials told NBC News.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The news broke that Meester was pregnant in March of that year when she was photographed with a baby bump.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The question of whether Taylor Swift has achieved greater success than The Beatles has risen to prominence after Swift broke a decades-old chart record previously held by the legendary group.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Contravened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contravened. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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