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 think tank added that the group has had to contend with militia groups trying to elbow their way into territory in recent years, as well as mass police raids, especially since the pandemic.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Starring alongside Rachel Weisz (playing twins Angela and Isabel Dodson), Reeves stars as John Constantine, a demonologist who sends evil spirits straight to hell while contending with Gabriel (Tilda Swinton) and Lucifer (Peter Stormare).
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
With millions facing the looming threat of sweeping nutrition programs being cut off starting in November, people who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, are contending with a separate risk to funding.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Officials are also contending with erosion issues in Delaware, in Rhode Island and on Florida's east coast.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Starring alongside Rachel Weisz (playing twins Angela and Isabel Dodson), Reeves stars as John Constantine, a demonologist who sends evil spirits straight to hell while contending with Gabriel (Tilda Swinton) and Lucifer (Peter Stormare).
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
With millions facing the looming threat of sweeping nutrition programs being cut off starting in November, people who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, are contending with a separate risk to funding.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Officials are also contending with erosion issues in Delaware, in Rhode Island and on Florida's east coast.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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