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contending (with)

verb

present participle of contend (with)
1
as in addressing
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 opposing
to strive to reduce or eliminate medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contending (with)
  1. addressing
  2. opposing
  3. handling
  4. fighting
  5. managing
  6. combating
  7. manipulating
  8. taking
Verb
  • Trump made the announcement on Tuesday while addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York, days after asking the public to vote on alternative names for AI.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The treadmill relaunch, Peloton said, is also addressing the company's long-standing challenge getting consumers to buy high-cost equipment that takes up a lot of space.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of addressing
Verb
  • On Sunday night, this 36-year-old didn’t look a day over 27, made possible by the infusion of the run game and the respect opposing defenses now need to pay to the line of scrimmage.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to demonstrations and online campaigns, the coalition helped organize an open letter of industry professionals opposing the transaction, including JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, David Fincher and Denis Villeneuve.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of opposing
Verb
  • Boston was handling additional traffic as flights were diverted from airports affected by the Philadelphia outage.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Beauty and precision on your wrist by this masterful Swiss maker, who spent years handling the most complicated, precious pieces at Patek Philippe—the OG along with Voutilainen, Dufour, and Smith.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of handling
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  • The two men began fighting and both pulled out handguns and opened fire, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Wicky said his halftime message was to be brave and keep fighting.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of fighting
Verb
  • Damman noted that even five minutes of getting the heart rate up after a meal is enough to blunt the post-meal spike, which points to real potential for people managing insulin resistance or a family history of type 2 diabetes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At that bar’s successor, Attaboy, Queen Mary managing partner Dan Smith sampled a take with Concord grapes.
    — Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of managing
Verb
  • The Bank of Japan — or BOJ — started raising interest rates in 2024, a major change after decades of ultra-low rates aimed at combating deflation.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, Petito's parents and stepparents have launched a foundation in her name, combatting domestic violence and raising awareness for other missing person cases.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of combating
Verb
  • Maeve wakes up unhinged, manipulating her not-grandson Eddie (Anson Boon) and relishing a gunfight that leaves a hole in her husband’s chest like a typical partner might celebrate a birthday party.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Posters are editing and manipulating the recordings to distort their content.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of manipulating
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  • Every Washington Nationals player filtered into the news conference room at Nationals Park on Friday afternoon, taking their seats among Cade Cavalli’s family, team ownership and staff members.
    — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Martha and her mother Maria Alberto Gonzalez and his wife, Catalina Gonzalez, remember taking two buses and a train from their home on the North Side to get to the restaurant in the late 1960s.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of taking
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“Contending (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contending%20%28with%29. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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