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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The film begins as the leaves turn and the Jarrets, a WASPy Chicagoland family, contend with the accidental death of their eldest son.
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The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
Holiday sales have also been strong so far this season as the company contends with an ongoing strike of unionized baristas impacting a small number of its stores.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Now Thune will likely have to contend with another Senate debate on health care policy, something that resulted in a stalemate last week when dueling Democratic and Republican plans to address skyrocketing health care costs both failed to secure the 60 votes needed to advance.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
Lately, though, the foundational case study of the Seekers has been contending with its own kind of dissonance.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
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The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
Holiday sales have also been strong so far this season as the company contends with an ongoing strike of unionized baristas impacting a small number of its stores.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Now Thune will likely have to contend with another Senate debate on health care policy, something that resulted in a stalemate last week when dueling Democratic and Republican plans to address skyrocketing health care costs both failed to secure the 60 votes needed to advance.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
Lately, though, the foundational case study of the Seekers has been contending with its own kind of dissonance.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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