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as in argues
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
contended that the senator's considerable experience made him the best candidate
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as in alleges
to state as a fact usually forcefully
contended that his opponent was wrong about practically everything
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Recent Examples of contends
Uber contends this arrangement has created an incentive for doctors and attorneys to collude to dramatically inflate medical bills.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The report contends that recent federal policy has compounded those challenges.
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Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The report generally contends that a single-payer system would, by eliminating the paperwork and other aspects of the current system, be the most efficient from a cost/benefit basis.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
The agency contends such a sale would violate RMS Titanic's legal obligations to the site, according to documents a judge ordered unsealed earlier this month.
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CBS News,
23 June 2026
The agency contends such a sale would violate RMS Titanic’s legal obligations to the site, according to documents a judge ordered unsealed earlier this month.
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Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The agency contends such a sale would violate RMS Titanic's legal obligations to the site, according to documents a judge ordered unsealed earlier this month.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Spalding contends that the container manufacturers sold equipment at inflated prices to leasing companies, ocean carriers and logistics providers, which then incorporated those costs into lease rates, freight charges and transportation fees.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Sanders contends that a small group of technology executives now captures most of the economic benefits generated from those resources.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The report contends that recent federal policy has compounded those challenges.
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Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The report generally contends that a single-payer system would, by eliminating the paperwork and other aspects of the current system, be the most efficient from a cost/benefit basis.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
The agency contends such a sale would violate RMS Titanic's legal obligations to the site, according to documents a judge ordered unsealed earlier this month.
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CBS News,
23 June 2026
The agency contends such a sale would violate RMS Titanic’s legal obligations to the site, according to documents a judge ordered unsealed earlier this month.
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Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The agency contends such a sale would violate RMS Titanic's legal obligations to the site, according to documents a judge ordered unsealed earlier this month.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Spalding contends that the container manufacturers sold equipment at inflated prices to leasing companies, ocean carriers and logistics providers, which then incorporated those costs into lease rates, freight charges and transportation fees.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Sanders contends that a small group of technology executives now captures most of the economic benefits generated from those resources.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contends
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As a result, formal career education increasingly competes with a constant stream of online messages about work, success and the future.
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Abbvie’s top immunology drugs include Skyrizi, which competes against Tremfya from Club name Johnson & Johnson .
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Trump argues the ballroom is necessary for security reasons, and amplified that assertion after the attack on the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in April.
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The article argues that while compromise may offer short-term gains, steadfast adherence to one's beliefs builds lasting trust and reputational capital.
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The indictment further alleges Eidleh created Federal Child Nutrition Program sites using nominee owners, then falsely claimed the sites were serving meals to thousands of children each day.
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Representing Daniell, attorney Chris Timmons said the lawsuit centers on what his client alleges was a fraudulent transfer of the property's ownership.
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Wizman asserts that competitors vastly overprice eyewear, claiming a $1 production cost for items sold for hundreds.
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But Mike Mulvihill, president of insights and analytics for Fox Sports, asserts that the viewers have been there all along.
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Now the glowing screen sits in each person’s hand, and every feed insists that its user is seeing something different.
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Lasdun, by contrast, insists on delivering a meticulous retelling of the Murdaugh case, complete with byzantine subplots involving the suspicious death of the family’s housekeeper and the murder of another local teenager.
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Extropic claims that its system will be up to 10,000 times more energy-efficient than today’s GPUs while also enabling 1,000 times faster inference.
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The company claims the vehicle can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in less than three seconds and hit a top speed of 190 mph.
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“Contends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contends. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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