contending (with)

present participle of contend (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contending (with)
Verb
  • The first quarter moon in Capricorn advises taking charge and addressing shared resources.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Around mid-Saturday morning, when the broadcast suggested to viewers that the Americans might be gaining momentum, the camera next focused on Jon Rahm standing with his feet in a bunker, addressing a sidehill lie at knee-height.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More and more coaches are willing to chip pucks behind the defense and let their players chase it, using speed and tenacity to apply pressure and win possession back deep in opposing territory.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But lawyers opposing the government in at least two of the cases opposed the requests.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • If Perich doesn’t end up handling punts returns against Rutgers, Loya is the likely the next man up.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But instead of fighting my body and losing, now my body and I fight together against our enemy, anxiety.
    Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Meghan and Harry might be fighting constantly over her Netflix show With Love, Meghan.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Former San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy mutually agreed with the Texas Rangers to step away from managing the ball club.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • If the thought of budgeting gives you a headache, there's another way to approach managing your money without tracking every expense or obsessing over spreadsheets.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the technology becoming increasingly adept at creating convincing crowd scenes, manipulating visuals has never been easier.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Julie asked Jimmy Heagerty about where things stood with Mickey Lee, and Jimmy said Morgan did a great job manipulating Mickey into sending him home.
    David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Which is why some researchers combatting Lyme disease in the Wolverine State are now feeding deer treats to suburban whitetails.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
  • So far, the expenses for combating the fire is $2,429,998.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hughes and others began resisting orders in passive ways, showing up late or taking patrols extra slowly.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the two main budget bills easily passed both chambers and were sent to the governor before the Senate took up the marijuana tax legislation, taking the bite out of Hall's threat.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Contending (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contending%20%28with%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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