contend (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contend (with)
Verb
  • That alone made the biggest difference in attacking daily annoyances, including addressing sudden loud noises in both noise-canceling and transparency modes.
    Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 9 July 2025
  • Why Investors Are Flooding Into Compounding Pharmacies Compounding pharmacies address deep structural inefficiencies in the pharmaceutical system.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • This is apt when considering the impacts of the Trump administration’s policy agenda, which has generated various opposing forces on economic growth this year.
    Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Washington County Treasurer and task force Chair Scott Henke said three of the five task force members opposed Accel's plan.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The same cut also manages to lead all of the following half-dozen genre-specific lists: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales, Hot Rap Songs, Rap Streaming Songs, and the Rap Digital Song Sales rankings.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • However, one of her bridesmaids managed to save the day.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The team is also fighting injuries within the starting rotation.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
  • In 2024, Baumgardner and Delfine Persoon fought to a no contest.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Today’s chatbots, in contrast, can engage in meaningful, multi-turn conversations—answering complex questions, handling follow-ups, and even escalating issues when necessary.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The poll also shows that 39 percent approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president versus 56 percent who disapprove.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • To combat this, the country's semiconductor industry promises to build complete semiconductor fabrication plants, grow electronics manufacturing for both local and international markets, and create essential components for exciting emerging technologies like 5G, IoT, and electric vehicles.
    Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • But there's another option to combat the rare earths shortage that goes back to an older idea: recycling.
    Bob Woods, CNBC, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Even a congressional candidate has alleged that humans manipulated the weather behind the Fourth of July weekend floods in Texas, which left at least 120 people dead and more than 170 still missing.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025
  • Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run malicious code or access other parts of your system by manipulating memory.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The Padres haven’t selected a college player with their first pick of a draft since taking right-hander Cal Quantrill eighth overall in 2016.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • The sixth-place Lions took an early lead but a late-game mistake allowed Montreal (3-13-6, 15 points) to get back into the game as Orlando City (9-5-8, 35 points) let two crucial points slip away.
    Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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“Contend (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contend%20%28with%29. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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