Contest and Sweepstakes

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

Usage example: the eternal contest between the forces of good and the forces of evil

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

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

Usage example: in last week's box office sweepstakes a quirky little comedy handily bested Hollywood's latest special effects extravaganza

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Contest and sweepstakes are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contest" instead a noun "Sweepstakes".

Nearby Word: sweepstake

Yes, Except No: The sweepstakes contest is real, Woody just misread it thinking that he won said contest while the letter said that Woody was only considered for it.

Source: Film / Nebraska
In addition, Disney recently had (though, likely still has going) a sweepstakes contest in which fans can enter to win one of their own.

Source: Disney / Wreck-It Ralph
In the children's novel Hawkins (reprinted as The Contest Kid and the Big Prize) a typical suburban American tween enters a mail-in sweepstakes and wins the services of a gentleman's gentleman for one month.

Source: Formal Full Array of Cutlery

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