contend (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contend (with)
Verb
  • This project not only helped individuals build financial stability but also strengthened our local economy by addressing skill gaps.
    Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The essay popularized the concept of the male gaze, classical Hollywood cinema’s propensity to address, embody, and shape film spectators as heterosexual and male.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Many activists in Oak Park have consistently opposed the cameras and called for their removal.
    Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • President Donald Trump does not oppose the plan and has decided not to intervene in the conflict, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Uber's operational model prioritizes rapid market entry with standardized processes that can be quickly deployed across new cities, often learning and adapting on the fly while managing the complexity of hundreds of simultaneous markets.
    Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The city has hired a public relations and marketing firm that manages a website, 37Thrives, to provide drivers and businesses with construction updates and keep them apprised of traffic changes.
    John Tuohy, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Following emancipation, Black families fought to reunite, underscoring the idea of family as foundational to their status as free people, as described by the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The stunt team and fight choreographers deserve tremendous credit as well.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Teams handle data all the time—but in many companies, the steps teams must take to stay compliant aren’t built into daily work.
    Jodi Daniels, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • International sales are being handled by Totem Films.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • During the 1930s, foreign leaders calculated that acting more resolutely would expend scarce domestic political capital and military means required to combat Nazi Germany in other ways.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Most courses are quite long to combat the increasing distance of the game’s best players, but everything from hole design to grass type can change weekly.
    Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This included reporting that the company manipulated vote counts, is owned by a company founded in Venezuela to rig elections for Hugo Chavez, is paid kickbacks to government officials who used its machines in swing states and was involved in voting irregularities in Texas in 2018.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Gerrymandering is when politicians manipulate district lines, dividing or grouping populations, to get an advantage.
    Larry Kaplow, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But behind the brand deals, designer outfits and elaborate costumes, the process was taking a toll.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Her love for journalism began with taking freelance sports photos for her local newspaper, The Fulton Sun, during high school, and her involvement with multiple school publications.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Contend (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contend%20%28with%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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