Contest and Sporting

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Contest noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

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Sporting and contest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sporting" instead a noun "Contest".

Sporting adjective - Relating to or used in sports.

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Contest and sporting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contest" instead a noun "Sporting".

Nearby Words: sport, sportive, sporty, sported

Robin Hood: Men in Tights: The archery contest is presented as a sporting event, with the crowd at least doing the tomahawk chop.

Source: Music at Sporting Events
It's a "beauty contest" for the female captains, while the male captains are usually rugged sporting types.

Source: Manga / High School Debut
Parodied on an episode of Good Luck Charlie: Teddy enters a radio contest to win a new car after singing the National Anthem at a sporting event.

Source: Zonk

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