"contentions" in the noun sense
1. contention
a point asserted as part of an argument
2. controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
a contentious speech act a dispute where there is strong disagreement
"they were involved in a violent argument"
3. competition, contention, rivalry
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
"the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
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