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contest::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | competition |
| Type of | social event |
| Has types | athletic contest, athletics, athletic competition, race, rubber, series, spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest, tournament, tourney, trial, bout, championship, chicken, cliffhanger, dogfight, field trial, game, match, playoff |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rivalry, contention, competition |
| Has types | bidding contest, battle of wits, popularity contest |
Examples of contest
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Overall, the contest raised $6,039 for the groups and the Geneva History Center.
From the dailyherald.com
Evanston jumped to that 7-0 lead before Metea Valley got fully into the contest.
From the dailyherald.com
Mattek-Sands and Isner will next contest the mixed doubles against the Italians.
From the usatoday.com
Goldman has denied wrongdoing and said it will contest the allegations in court.
From the washingtontimes.com
Tyler Skaggs got the win after pitching three shutout frames to end the contest.
From the sacbee.com
It can come down to a popularity contest, don't let anyone tell you differently.
From the denverpost.com
For example, if the contest requires an index card, don't send a piece of paper.
From the abcnews.go.com
We've provided the official contest rules and the lyrics to the national anthem.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
Chef Paul Bocuse founded the contest in 1987 and 24 teams compete in the finals.
From the bloomberg.com
- To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
- An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- A struggle between rivals
- CONTEST is the name of a counter-terrorism strategy developed by the United Kingdom's Home Office in early 2003. A revised version of 'CONTEST', was released on March 24, 2009. A Annual Report of CONTEST was released in March 2010. ...
- The Con Test was an Australian game show which premiered on February 7, 2007 on Network Ten. It was filmed in Sydney and was hosted by Andrew G and Brigitte Duclos.
- "Contest" is the third episode of the first series of British sitcom Bottom. It was first broadcast on Monday September 30, 1991. It is notable as the first of only three episodes (along with Culture and Hole) to feature only the two main characters.
- Contest is the first published novel by Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly, and established his career as one of the most popular writers among young Australians, as well as people all over the world. ...
- The Contest was an Australian sloop wrecked in 1807.
- "The Contest" was the 51st episode of the NBC sitcom, Seinfeld. The eleventh episode of the fourth season, it aired on November 18, 1992. In the episode, George Costanza tells Jerry Seinfeld, Elaine Benes and Cosmo Kramer that his mother caught him unaware while he was masturbating. ...
