contend (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contend (with)
Verb
  • An inspector identified seven violations on July 8 and gave Ali until Aug. 12 to address them, according to city records.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
  • The role will be recast for the new DC Universe. DC Studios co-head James Gunn recently addressed speculation that the film was being fast-tracked.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Senators Rand Paul and Tim Kaine oppose the tariffs, citing negative impacts on businesses and retaliatory tariffs from allies.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
  • The Academy's guidelines now strongly oppose using spanking as a method of discipline by listing the consequences of doing so, broken down by age group.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • He was transferred to Hospice Austin's Christopher House, where his nausea and pain are being managed.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Through his 21 starts this season, the Dodgers have managed three runs or fewer 11 times.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • The tribe also has fought to preserve shrinking numbers of the c'waam and koptu, two fish species central to the three tribal cultures that form the tribe.
    Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
  • Experts say the relatively simple way to survive this current is to float, stay as calm as possible and don’t fight it.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • The next court hearing, Dugan said, could be handled over Zoom.
    Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
  • In the future, intelligent systems could handle soft, flexible fabrics with human-like dexterity, enabling faster, more precise and more localized production.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • The department first introduced the program earlier this summer as one of its measures to combat an uptick in crime across the city, particularly in the urban core.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 26 July 2025
  • The players are combating the heat, but the baseballs may be embracing it.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Fast-forward to this month, when Paramount agreed to a $16 million settlement to move past Trump's claims that CBS's 60 Minutes deceptively manipulated a pre-election interview with Kamala Harris.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
  • As for Tretter, Ferguson was more sympathetic despite whispers that the former Cleveland Browns guard from Akron Central High might have manipulated Howell’s rise to the NFLPA throne in exchange for a leadership role himself.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • When Webb takes a picture of a distant galaxy, astronomers like me are actually seeing what that galaxy looked like billions of years ago.
    Adi Foord, Space.com, 26 July 2025
  • The National Weather Service reminds people to take extra precautions during elevated temperatures.
    Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 26 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 3 Aug. 2025.

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