1
as in to address
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
a multitude of problems to contend with as soon as he returned to the office
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2
as in to oppose
to strive to reduce or eliminate
medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contend (with)
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Kohl’s has a tremendous opportunity to build on our strengths, address key areas of opportunity and better serve our customers every day.—
David Moin,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025 -
As was included in the previous agreements, the deal reached over the weekend addresses a key complaint of the guards by issuing a 90-day suspension of a provision of a state law that limits the use of solitary confinement.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
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For decades, the organization vigorously opposed sports gambling.—
Made by History,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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California voters opposed similar school voucher plans in 1993 and 2000, with both initiatives receiving about 30 percent support.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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Anybody who has spent time in an IT organization knows how messy and complex managing a large-scale storage environment can be (which drives up costs).—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Apple navigated tariffs during the previous Trump administration, too, although the company managed to dodge some of them back then.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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After the Woodley fight was canceled, Edwards wanted to fight Jorge Masvidal, someone ranked ahead of him or for the UFC welterweight crown.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Earlier in the day, President Trump rejected reports that adviser Elon Musk would be briefed on how the United States would fight a hypothetical war with China.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the detective handling the case at (424) 298-7898.—
Joseph Serna,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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And that's similar to how the last step in human speech production is handled; earlier steps in the process break down our vocalizations into individual sounds, and a specific region of the brain is devoted to producing the right anatomical configuration to produce them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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Weighted blanket: on sale for $43.99 Original price: $46.99 (Amazon) Traveling can be stressful for some, so to combat that stress and get some sleep, a weighted blanket could be the perfect solution.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Former President Joe Biden, as part of his signature agenda to combat climate change, set a goal that half of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2030 would be electric, which also meant having an adequate, reliable nationwide charging infrastructure by then.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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Mid-20th century, metafiction was all about producing a sort of free zone of uncertainty in the reader about whether they themselves might be caught within a story or the product of some author, or being manipulated by some storyteller at a higher ontological plane, a different plane of being.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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In Lynch’s festering neo-noir mystery from 1987, Hopper plays a chronic villain perpetually sipping from a tank of amyl nitrate and handing out hits as a way to manipulate his henchmen.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Stark white millwork is out and inviting sage is taking its place, according to Dallas designer Courtney Batten of Paige Studio.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly suggested displacing Palestinians from Gaza and having the United States take ownership of the enclave and rebuild it.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Contend (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contend%20%28with%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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