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challenged

adjective as in contested

Strongest match

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Using this logic, I could almost write “JD Vance kills and eats babies,” and when — justifiably — challenged about it, I could insist it’s not a lie because he kisses babies with his mouth.

From Salon

Repeatedly when those cuts have been challenged in court, the administration has shifted its approach to go after the same or similar funding from a slightly different angle — prompting more litigation.

The retired investigator has challenged the individual or group responsible for the toddler's disappearance to come forward.

From BBC

That observation - in 1960 - challenged the belief that only humans made and used tools.

From BBC

Her observations challenged years of conventional scientific thinking and shaped the future of evolutionary science.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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