contend with
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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Rhaenyra will not only have to contend with the death of yet another child, but also that same child’s decision to betray her and lock her away in a room.
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Matt Minton, Variety, 22 June 2026
Premiering June 19 in theaters, Toy Story 5 sees Bonnie’s toys—which formerly belonged to Andy—contending with the digital age as Lilypad, an electronic game tablet voice by Greta Lee, gets unboxed.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Katz has also been contending with Park City local (and Cloudflare billionaire) Matthew Prince, who has been pushing Vail to sell him Park City Mountain Resort since last spring.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Critically, Tehran must contend with hardliners firmly entrenched within the regime, including influential figures who have fiercely opposed the terms of the current agreement with Washington and have previously attempted to sabotage diplomacy to push for war.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
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Matt Minton, Variety, 22 June 2026
Premiering June 19 in theaters, Toy Story 5 sees Bonnie’s toys—which formerly belonged to Andy—contending with the digital age as Lilypad, an electronic game tablet voice by Greta Lee, gets unboxed.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Katz has also been contending with Park City local (and Cloudflare billionaire) Matthew Prince, who has been pushing Vail to sell him Park City Mountain Resort since last spring.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Critically, Tehran must contend with hardliners firmly entrenched within the regime, including influential figures who have fiercely opposed the terms of the current agreement with Washington and have previously attempted to sabotage diplomacy to push for war.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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