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in con·tention

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  1. in contentionadjective

    Contending for a title or championship.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in contention in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in contention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of in contention in a Sentence

  1. Jordan Spieth:

    That just took some guts, and having been in this scenario, or having been in contention enough, having been on tour for a few years, I felt comfortable enough playing that full flop. If you caught me a year-and-a-half ago, I probably never would have played that shot in that scenario.

  2. Eric Trump:

    The way it (the border) works now is good; you want to try and keep it that way and I know that's a big point of contention with respect to Brexit. I'm sure it's going to work out well.

  3. Tony Evers:

    There is simply not ample evidence to support the president's contention that there exists a national security crisis at our Southwestern border, therefore, there is no justification for the ongoing presence of Wisconsin National Guard personnel at the border.

  4. Jack Keane:

    It should have been done this year or, even better, next year. That would enable the staff to tee up the major issues of contention that we have as well as those issues that we may have some commonality and agreement on.

  5. Tom Ruggio:

    The four paintings are connected and, fascinatingly enough to me, is doing something that most Italian Baroque painters aren't doing any more in the 17th century. Many of them are going straight to canvas, so my contention is, he's part of a Renaissance legacy, and continuing the tradition of working on paper.

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