contends

present tense third-person singular of contend

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contends Donahue contends the exemptions created in the bill are going to leave towns, cities and the state on the hook for an expensive cleanup. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Such deportation, her legal team contends, would send her into the custody of the same Army that has killed dozens of her family members. Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025 The lawsuit contends that federal requirements preempt California and Washington laws that have prevented inquiring about the immigration status of people seeking commercial driver’s licenses. Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 But Brown contends that the conference needs to worry more about promoting high-profile players/potential lottery picks. Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025 But counselor Kaley Chiles contends that the law controls her free speech with patients to restrict certain views on LGBTQ rights. Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025 While the research only includes data for last year’s vaccines, Perlman contends that the findings are still relevant to the current season. Sara Novak, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025 Colorado contends its law simply regulates licensed therapists by banning a practice that major medical groups have deemed harmful and discredited. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contends
Verb
  • The tech giant competes heavily on AI services with Apple, Google and startups like Anthropic and OpenAI.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In recent years, Oracle has expanded its cloud infrastructure division that competes with the likes of Amazon and Google.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kalshi argues that paying for a geolocation suite would come with dire financial consequences.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Armstrong argues that the jump likely reflects more of a gradual increase over time, due to common economic factors across the region, and notes that residents most often became homeless due to job and income losses.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The indictment alleges the scheme started in March 2022 and continued through early last year.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Another version alleges planes or devices are being deployed by the federal government, private companies, or researchers to trigger big weather changes, such as hurricanes, or to alter the Earth’s climate, emitting hazardous chemicals in the process.
    Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Scholar Mary Jane Edwards is one who asserts the book’s primacy.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This film asserts an alternative to war and that another path is possible for humanity.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Daly still insists romance is a real possibility in this special place.
    Bernadette Keith, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Arne Slot insists Liverpool’s worst run of results for nearly 11 years has not dented confidence levels in his misfiring squad.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The company claims that the Global 6500 aircraft delivers unmatched versatility — offering the perfect combination of range, speed, field performance and smooth ride.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit claims Evergy failed to de-energize power lines as promised and the technician failed to verify it was safe for the crew to continue its work.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Contends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contends. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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