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contests

noun as in competition

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"Test matches against South Africa are always thrilling contests, and I'm sure Saturday will be no exception."

From BBC

If there’s still a redoubt in the GOP where outside pressure from right-wing media can’t get the job done, it’s secret-ballot popularity contests in the Senate.

From Slate

The 32-mile Catalina Classic is one of the most grueling endurance contests on the planet — an ultra-marathon of the sea — and an annual rite of passage in Southern California surf culture.

“People say it all the time, but you can actually see it with ballot curing in these close contests.”

Despite their optimism, there are only a handful of female fighters whose contests generate life-changing money, and their earnings are not reflected on a global scale.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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