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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From lugging bags to getting through security, travelers already have enough to contend with at the airport.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
There’s no real estate involved, no fancy office space, or hiring fairs to contend with.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
Zelensky has for weeks contended with a ballooning corruption scandal focused on Ukraine's energy network, firing Kyiv's energy and justice ministers earlier in November as public outrage has grown and Russia has hammered the country's energy infrastructure.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
The film follows her character and her three siblings contending with their mother's rapidly ailing health over the holidays.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
There’s no real estate involved, no fancy office space, or hiring fairs to contend with.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
Zelensky has for weeks contended with a ballooning corruption scandal focused on Ukraine's energy network, firing Kyiv's energy and justice ministers earlier in November as public outrage has grown and Russia has hammered the country's energy infrastructure.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
The film follows her character and her three siblings contending with their mother's rapidly ailing health over the holidays.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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