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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Still, younger generations have a lot to contend with.
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Fiona Greig, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Majumdar’s characters are contending with intractable 21st-century problems while adhering to the stories of an earlier era.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Spain, along with many European countries, is contending with a rapidly aging population and birth rates well below the level needed to sustain its workforce and economy.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Someone living on the Moon would have to contend with days and nights that are ~2 weeks long apiece, as opposed to Mars’s almost Earth-like 24 hour and 37 minute days.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
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Fiona Greig, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Majumdar’s characters are contending with intractable 21st-century problems while adhering to the stories of an earlier era.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Spain, along with many European countries, is contending with a rapidly aging population and birth rates well below the level needed to sustain its workforce and economy.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Someone living on the Moon would have to contend with days and nights that are ~2 weeks long apiece, as opposed to Mars’s almost Earth-like 24 hour and 37 minute days.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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