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contested

adjective as in disputed

Strongest match

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The biggest contested issues include her loss of earnings and future care costs.

From BBC

Even more contested figures such as John F. Kennedy or Abraham Lincoln show the same pattern.

From Salon

The Guardian's art critic Adrian Searle said of Matić's work: "Peace and protest, friendship and family are all mixed together, along with contested ideas of nationhood and belonging."

From BBC

It was so bad that the final day of concluding singles match-play was contested on a Monday, a first for a Ryder Cup.

Taken together the party claims their plans would save £234bn over several decades, though this figure is contested.

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

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