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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Those films were huge successes, but didn’t have to contend with some of the representation and identity questions that may be posed today.
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Catherine Bray, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
By shedding light on what AI actually consists of, this can be instrumental in contending with AI psychosis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Yet Pittman and staff believe the Razorbacks could have been more dominant, especially with a tougher offense to contend with on Saturday.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
Government economists are also contending with a big drop in the share of companies that respond to the surveys.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Catherine Bray, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
By shedding light on what AI actually consists of, this can be instrumental in contending with AI psychosis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Yet Pittman and staff believe the Razorbacks could have been more dominant, especially with a tougher offense to contend with on Saturday.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
Government economists are also contending with a big drop in the share of companies that respond to the surveys.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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