contest
Example Sentences
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But the process has been dogged by disagreements and the electoral board recently revoked the TPLF's licence - meaning it cannot contest the national elections in June.
From BBC
Other parties are yet to announce their candidates for the contest.
From BBC
Think of it as ammo to advance in your career, which—let’s face it—is not so different from winning a popularity contest.
“My mom was a body double for Taylor Swift. I won a drawing contest in third grade. I once ate a plastic SpongeBob SquarePants.”
From Literature
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She reset to break Pegula's hitherto dominant serve, but was broken back straight away with her fourth double fault of the contest.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.