CONTENDED (WITH) Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

contended (with)

verb

past tense of contend (with)

as in addressed

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently a multitude of problems to contend with as soon as he returned to the office

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as in opposed

to strive to reduce or eliminate medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

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Two doctors from Formula Medicine, an Italian center for driver performance working with BMW, which runs two cars in Hypercar in conjunction with the WRT team, directly addressed the suit’s cooling duration.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In an interview with Spectrum News, Husted addressed a seeming shift in his position.

— Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of addressed

Verb

With a recent Gallup poll showing that 75% of Democrats are opposed to data centers being built near them, presidential hopefuls will be jockeying to position themselves as the one who was against data centers earliest and most often.

— Patrick McNamara, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Pancho opposed the fortification of the town, although most of his siblings supported it.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of opposed

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Today, the hotel is managed by Sunday Hospitality, which also oversees a few New York City hotspot restaurants, like Rule of Thirds and Sunday in Brooklyn.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
The Two Possible Paths The cost-reduction path is based on the perspective that marketing is a cost to be managed.

— George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of managed

Verb

The latest reminder came 42 minutes into Thursday’s hearing in a Louisiana district court in which more than 30 athletes fought to be included within the NCAA rule change that effectively gave every athlete five years to play five seasons.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
In an address late Thursday, Milei reasserted Argentina’s claim to the islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, which the United Kingdom has controlled since 1833 and over which the two countries fought a war in the early 1980s.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of fought

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Nate Jaros, vice president of animal care at the aquarium, said this is one of the largest hauls the aquarium has handled in years.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Policies renew, claims get handled, and leadership moves on to more immediate financial priorities.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of handled

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From fake praise to manipulated photos, AI is reshaping how hotels market themselves and how travelers make booking decisions.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Apple is also adding support for Google's metadata standard, SynthID, for broader AI image identification, so you can be warned when a picture was manipulated or generated with AI.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of manipulated

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For most of Saturday afternoon, Boise State treated one of college football’s most daunting stadiums with a suspicious lack of reverence.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The child was treated by medics on scene and taken to Cook Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead in the emergency room.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of treated

Verb

The play gave Western Michigan a field goal as time expired, and those 3 points loomed large as Western Michigan took a 9-7 lead in the fourth quarter.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In 2022, the pair took a big risk for their first date and went on a spontaneous trip to the World Cup in Qatar.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026

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