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contention
noun
con·ten·tion kən-ˈten(t)-shən 
Example Sentences
Tiger Woods splashed his way into contention in the New Zealand Open … shooting a four under par to close within six strokes of the lead. 
New York Times, 13 Jan. 2002 The issues behind the protest are the usual bones of collective-bargaining contention: pay increases, vacation time, union membership. Louis Menand, New Yorker, 17 & 24 June 2002 Science, and academic scholarship in general, the contention these days goes, is too subjective. Some even allege it's entirely subjective, as is, they say, history. Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World, 1996 All quotes from QDB. That has been a source of contention for years. He is in contention for the Olympic medal. See More
New York Times, 13 Jan. 2002 The issues behind the protest are the usual bones of collective-bargaining contention: pay increases, vacation time, union membership. Louis Menand, New Yorker, 17 & 24 June 2002 Science, and academic scholarship in general, the contention these days goes, is too subjective. Some even allege it's entirely subjective, as is, they say, history. Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World, 1996 All quotes from QDB. That has been a source of contention for years. He is in contention for the Olympic medal. See More Recent Examples on the Web To be fair, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, and Gujarat had all reportedly been in contention for the unit, even if, by all indications, Maharashtra was the frontrunner. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2022 Business has been very good for Cease, who is in contention for the American League Cy Young Award. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 The teams met eight days ago at Dodger Stadium and the Dodgers took two out of three games from the Padres, who are in contention for a wild card berth with the Philadelphia Phillies. John Scheibe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 There are only 24 games left to play and the Sox are out of contention for anything meaningful. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 But as far as Casagrande knows, only one film was taken out of contention for the award. NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 As Variety reported, Lin was not the only individual in contention for the DC job, and initial reports of his commitment to taking on the role were perhaps overly enthusiastic given his ongoing commitment to Rideback. Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 Bubba Wallace was switched to Busch’s No. 45, which is in contention for the owner’s title. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2022 Bubba Wallace was switched to Busch’s No. 45, which is in contention for the owners title. Pete Iacobelli, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 See More
Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2022 Business has been very good for Cease, who is in contention for the American League Cy Young Award. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 The teams met eight days ago at Dodger Stadium and the Dodgers took two out of three games from the Padres, who are in contention for a wild card berth with the Philadelphia Phillies. John Scheibe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 There are only 24 games left to play and the Sox are out of contention for anything meaningful. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 But as far as Casagrande knows, only one film was taken out of contention for the award. NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 As Variety reported, Lin was not the only individual in contention for the DC job, and initial reports of his commitment to taking on the role were perhaps overly enthusiastic given his ongoing commitment to Rideback. Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 Bubba Wallace was switched to Busch’s No. 45, which is in contention for the owner’s title. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2022 Bubba Wallace was switched to Busch’s No. 45, which is in contention for the owners title. Pete Iacobelli, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English contencioun "dissension, dispute," borrowed from Anglo-French cuntençun, contencion, borrowed from Latin contentiōn-, contentiō "exertion, competition, conflict," from conten-, variant stem of contendere "to strain, make an effort, strive, compete" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at contend
Note: Regarding the variant -ten- with deverbal suffixes beginning in -t- (so contentiō rather than *contensiō), see the note at tender entry 3.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of contention was in the 14th century Phrases Containing contention
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