contend with
phrasal verb
contended with; contending with; contends with
: to deal with (something difficult or unpleasant)
Customers should not have to contend with the problems caused by these delays.
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Children who have fled instability or danger in their home countries are now being forced to contend with a new crisis: not knowing if their parents will be safe during school drop-off.
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
On her path to motherhood, Gypsy will contend with the increasingly volatile world of social media and the continuing fears of Ken leaving her.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The four women in this book are each contending with the men in their lives, and men who are mostly doing damage to them.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
In 1945, Truman had issued an executive action allowing for the immigration of some Jews who had been displaced, but was forced to contend with a resistant Congress in the late 1940s.
—Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
On her path to motherhood, Gypsy will contend with the increasingly volatile world of social media and the continuing fears of Ken leaving her.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The four women in this book are each contending with the men in their lives, and men who are mostly doing damage to them.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
In 1945, Truman had issued an executive action allowing for the immigration of some Jews who had been displaced, but was forced to contend with a resistant Congress in the late 1940s.
—Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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