74 entries under contention topic. ×

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rivalry(noun, action, trouble, meet, fight)
43
contest(noun, performance, action, trouble, fight)
38
match(noun, performance, challenge, struggle, opposition)
36
race(noun, run, rush, challenge, struggle)
22
game(noun, performance, event, challenge, struggle)
21
struggle(noun, action, trouble, run, fight)
21
emulation(noun, trouble, meet, fight, opposition)
20
meet(noun, performance, challenge, talk, conflict)
20
opposition(noun, dispute, split, struggle, division)
19
tournament(noun, performance, challenge, struggle, match)
16
concurrence(noun, meet, rivalry, emulation)
16
conflict(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
13
event(noun, performance, struggle, match, opposition)
12
strife(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
10
bout(noun, performance, fight, struggle, match)
9
battle(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, challenge)
9
encounter(noun, action, fight, challenge, struggle)
9
challenge(noun, match, opposition, game, contest)
9
clash(noun, action, trouble, fight, struggle)
8
competitiveness(noun, opposition)
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