contended (with)

verb

past tense of contend (with)
1
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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2
as in opposed
to strive to reduce or eliminate medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contended (with)
  1. addressed
  2. opposed
  3. managed
  4. fought
  5. handled
  6. manipulated
  7. treated
  8. took
Verb
  • Authorities have not addressed whether Panettiere overdosed Sunday.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Coach Andy Reid and offensive line coach Andy Heck addressed the matter in practice this week, stressing improved technique.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of addressed
Verb
  • However, it's been vehemently opposed by the other two parties that make up the government along with Luxon's center-right group National — libertarian ACT and populist NZ First.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Reductions Many of the valuation cuts were fiercely opposed by Fritz Kaegi, the outgoing Cook County assessor.
    — Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • Americans have generally managed to keep their credit scores intact despite grappling with high prices and economic worries, but don't let that fool you into thinking consumers are all okay.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Trainor is managed by Nikola Barisic for Bond Artist Management and represented by Aaron Rosenberg for Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light LLP.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of managed
Verb
  • The carrier was named for a sailor who fought the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Before that, an even longer stretch of the highway had been closed as crews fought the blaze.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • The authors note that such items are extremely rare and hence very costly; such transactions would not usually be handled via public social media posts.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Sky forward-center Azura Stevens opened the team’s press availability, saying that security handled a fan incident and that the team was going to focus on the game.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of handled
Verb
  • This study proves that ion storage order can be precisely manipulated through molecular-level engineering.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Now imagine that same agent, compromised or manipulated, querying every past-due invoice armed with full client details.
    — Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of manipulated
Verb
  • The victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, was treated at the scene by Santa Monica PD officers until paramedics took him to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The king has hemolytic anemia and was being treated with cortisone, leading to fluid accumulation in the body that required hospital treatment, the palace said last week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of treated
Verb
  • Black took eight carries in Thursday’s victory over the Chargers and turned them into 33 yards.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With Copper scoring 17 points in the third quarter the Mercury got within one point before the Dream took a 73-68 lead into the fourth quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
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