Contested and Rival

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Contested adjective - Disputed or made the object of contention or competition.

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Rival and contested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rival" instead a verb "Contested".

Nearby Words: contest, contestation, contesting

Rival verb - To engage in a contest.

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Contested and rival are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Contested" with "Rival", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

Hat of Authority: The Archchancellor's Hat, valued perhaps even more for its conferred status than its magical abilities, is hotly contested between the rival wizard universities.

Source: Discworld / Unseen Academicals
A lot of contested important games between Atlético-MG and Flamengo (the country's most popular team) made the former hate the latter as much as city rival Cruzeiro.

Source: Arch Enemy / Sports
There was an odd situation in the cartoon "Hare Splitter" where Bugs and his rival live in furnished burrows and wear only their fur, while their contested girlfriend lives in a frame house and is fully dressed.

Source: Western Animation / Bugs Bunny

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