contest
Example Sentences
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It was one of several international contests she took part in as a bobsledder, but Williamson admitted "cycling was where my heart was".
From BBC
The US president is due to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday on the theme "how can we co-operate in a more contested world?"
From BBC
Syrian pro-government forces took a strategic military base, oil facilities and a dam on the Euphrates river from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, altering the balance of power in their continuing military contest.
It decided what was otherwise an even contest.
From Barron's
Hua expects potentially contentious contests this year in Arizona, Louisiana and Georgia.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
