Contest
Contest noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.
Proving and contest are semantically related. in competition topic. In some cases you can use "Proving" instead a noun "Contest".
Both words in one sentence
- Whenever Ranma gets involved in some contest that revolves around proving his "femininity", it's invariably either due to wounded pride or because he's been forced into it.
Source: Nobody Calls Me "Chicken"! -
Now she has to find a way to get safely back to shore without getting attacked by the shark again, proving the ultimate contest of wills.
Source: Film / The Shallows -
The third one is considerably less goofy; a jewel contest where Garnet wins because she stayed up all night to obtain her jewel, therefore proving that she really does care for Blue Knight.
Source: Anime / Jewelpet Kira Deco
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