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 Texans are riding a four-game winning streak into Arrowhead, but will have to contend with more than just the Chiefs on Sunday night.
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Now, although fortified by the bye week and a win over the last-place Raiders, Herbert must also contend with the limitation of playing with a cast or splint on his left hand.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
The city of Charlotte is contending with another stabbing on its light rail system, months after the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee served as a flashpoint for the crime debate in major American cities.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Suddenly, the entire sector must contend with a supply bubble and record-low demand at the very same time.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Now, although fortified by the bye week and a win over the last-place Raiders, Herbert must also contend with the limitation of playing with a cast or splint on his left hand.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
The city of Charlotte is contending with another stabbing on its light rail system, months after the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee served as a flashpoint for the crime debate in major American cities.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Suddenly, the entire sector must contend with a supply bubble and record-low demand at the very same time.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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