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单词 in contention
释义

in contention

phrase
If you are in contention in a contest, you have a chance of winning it.
He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad. [+ for]
Synonyms: in competition, competing, contesting, in the running More Synonyms of in contention
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Examples of 'in contention' in a sentence
in contention

We were in contention for a European spot all season.
The Sun (2008)
They will not be in contention for the championship, there should be no shackles.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's his only chance to keep in contention for those reality TV show spots.
The Sun (2014)

Synonyms of 'in contention'

in competition, competing, contesting, in the running
More Synonyms of in contention
(phrase) 
He was in contention for a place in the squad.
Synonyms
in competition
competing
contesting
in the running
in the hunt (informal)
See contention

Nearby words of
in contention

  • in conclusion
  • in confidence
  • in consequence
  • in contention
  • in debt
  • in decline or on the decline
  • in demand

Synonyms of 'in contention'

in contention

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