as in dispute
variance of opinion on a matter
the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people
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Recent Examples of contestation
What supplies all these events with a sense of approaching a precipice is the open contestation between pro- and anti-democratic forces, happening both here and abroad, in view of each other.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
That makes some of these contestations existential, particularly for smaller combatants.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the existence of avenues for contestation is in the very nature of competitive authoritarianism.
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Steven Levitsky,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2025
The study spatializes the socio-cultural haunting of Indigenous and colonial histories and demonstrates how public spaces can be sites of democratic contestation and negotiation.
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JSTOR Daily,
14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contestation
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
That makes some of these contestations existential, particularly for smaller combatants.
—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the existence of avenues for contestation is in the very nature of competitive authoritarianism.
—
Steven Levitsky,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2025
The study spatializes the socio-cultural haunting of Indigenous and colonial histories and demonstrates how public spaces can be sites of democratic contestation and negotiation.
—
JSTOR Daily,
14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contestation
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The legal action is part of a broader series of disputes in the streaming industry over carriage rights, bundling requirements and pricing control.
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The dispute over Mississippi's law dates back to 2024, when the Republican National Committee and Mississippi's Libertarian Party filed lawsuits challenging the ballot-receipt deadline.
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Williams’ decision to leave the position was a big surprise to the mayor, commissioners and residents, though her departure followed months of controversy and scrutiny.
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This did not, however, mark the end of disputation concerning the Northwest Angle.
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According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.
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And a red card against an American soccer star sparks debate.
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But most companies run scenario-planning exercises, only to rehearse their debates about what to do once a crisis hits.
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Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission.
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The city commission reached a major step forward on the project after months of delays and disagreements over the best way to replace the old City Hall, which was damaged beyond repair by the historic flooding of April 2023.
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“Contestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contestation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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