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How to pronounce contention in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms arguing, argument, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt
Type of difference, conflict, dispute, difference of opinion
Has types argle-bargle, argy-bargy, fight, firestorm, polemic, sparring
Derivation contend, contentious
Type Words
Synonyms competition, rivalry
Type of group action
Has types contest
Derivation contend


the teams were in fierce contention for first place.
Type Words
Type of averment, asseveration, assertion
Has types submission
Derivation contend

Examples of contention

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Come April, if he gets into contention at Augusta, keep an eye out for rainbows.
From the online.wsj.com
Fred Couples, the 1992 champion, was in contention for the second year in a row.
From the ocregister.com
Officials soon dropped the contention that bin Laden tried to hide behind women.
From the freep.com
Showers are forecast and a bit of cut would bring him massively into contention.
From the mirror.co.uk
He restarts in the back of the field and is taken out of contention for the win.
From the kentucky.com
In 2008, the Cowboys were in contention until they lost two of their last three.
From the washingtontimes.com
Modest progress the first year, and national-championship contention the second.
From the tennessean.com
In a win over Nebraska, the return brought the Cornhuskers back into contention.
From the washingtonpost.com
Determining the existing value of the home may be the first point of contention.
From the washingtontimes.com
More examples
  • A point asserted as part of an argument
  • Controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
  • Competition: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
  • Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, nations, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. ...
  • In computer networking, the contention ratio is the ratio of the potential maximum demand to the actual bandwidth. ...
  • In packet mode communication networks, contention is a media access method that is used to share a broadcast medium.
  • Struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate; A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for
  • (n.) Conflict that arises when two or more requests are made concurrently for a resource that cannot be shared. Processes running on a single processor may contend for CPU time, or a network may suffer from contention if several messages attempt to traverse the same link at the same time.
  • Term denoting simultaneous transponder responses capable of causing potential confusion, and misreading, within a reader/interrogator system unequipped with anti-contention facilities.