in contention

prepositional phrase

Contending for a title or championship.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. hobbiesContending for a title or championship.

    But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.

    2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, contention.
Cite this entry
APA

in contention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20contention

MLA

“in contention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20contention. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in contention,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20contention.

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