contended (with)

verb

Definition of contended (with)next
past tense of contend (with)
1
as in addressed
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 opposed
to strive to reduce or eliminate medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contended (with)
  1. addressed
  2. opposed
  3. managed
  4. manipulated
  5. treated
  6. negotiated
Verb
  • Your medical provider may uncover other diagnoses that need to be addressed as part of the workup for your sleep problem.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Adams never addressed the team’s scoring drop-off from last season.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of addressed
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  • Not everyone, however, opposed the deal.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • His choice for interior secretary had stuck with Cleveland even as other Democrats opposed his third presidential bid.
    Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of opposed
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  • Pedroia somehow managed to appear in 105 games in 2017 — 88 of them after the Machado incident.
    Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Of the 419 parks, including historic sites, monuments, rivers, and more, managed by the National Park Service, only 108 charge regular entrance fees—ranging from $10 to $35—that will be waived.
    Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of managed
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  • The book, which was written in 1948, focuses on the consequences of totalitarianism, the government’s mass surveillance of the public and how truth and fact can be manipulated.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The actor who plays Sofia Falcone in the HBO series never went method (unlike some Batman villains), but the part required tapping into a character who has been gaslit, manipulated, and isolated from society in every way.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of manipulated
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  • Jon was so accommodating and treated me with respect.
    Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • He was taken back to the road and treated by EMS.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of treated
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  • This would require new language and agreements from multiple unions, to be negotiated with producers, executives and buyers.
    Diane Farr, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As lawmakers negotiated the Finance Bill 2016, Flint introduced an amendment that would require multinationals to publish their CbC reports within their tax strategy reports.
    Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Contended (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contended%20%28with%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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