challenges

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dispute, question n.
dispute, question v.

NOUN

dispute, question

Synonyms

STRONGEST

objection protest test threat

STRONG

claiming confrontation dare defiance demanding demur interrogation provocation remonstrance trial ultimatum

WEAK

summons to contest

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance

STRONG

peace

WEAK

agree answer decide win

VERB

dispute, question

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask for assert call for claim confront defy demand denounce impose require test try

STRONG

accost arouse beard brave cross dare exact impeach impugn inquire investigate provoke query reclaim stimulate summon tax vindicate

WEAK

call out face down face off face the music fly in the face of hang in insist upon invite competition make a point of make a stand object to search out stand up to stick it out throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

answer calm dodge ignore

WEAK

agreement decision victory

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challenges

But the ethical challenges shouldn’t derail the Clarity Act, Armstrong says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

City council member Gale Brewer said she and some other council members supported the pied-à-terre tax, but pointed to "challenges" with its implementation.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

SeaWorld has faced a number of challenges since the 2010s, many stemming from the intense public criticism over its captive orca breeding program, which the company ended in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

New research from Yale has now uncovered an unexpected mechanism that challenges a long-standing view of the brain circuits involved in hunger and weight control.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

According to Gardullo, there is an important positive side to these challenges as well.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler