1
as in addresses
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 opposes
to strive to reduce or eliminate
medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contends (with)
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Industry leaders and advocacy groups are expected to continue pressing lawmakers for comprehensive immigration reform that addresses long-term labor needs in agriculture.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025 -
The After Violence Project, which addresses the impact of mass incarceration and the death penalty on families, trains therapists through its Access to Treatment Initiative.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
16 Oct. 2025
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First Mills will test whether Democrats have changed their electability calculus by taking on a crowded primary field, including 40-year-old oysterman Graham Platner, who opposes Schumer as leader.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Neighbors for a Better San Diego, a group that represents mostly single-family homeowners and opposes nearby higher-density development, criticized the report for not tracking how many homes get demolished to make way for new projects.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Whether seen as a necessary application of justice or a politically fraught escalation, the case ensures that the debate over how America manages its most sensitive secrets is far from over.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the bigger question is how the industry manages them, and whether lenders are incentivized to prioritize durability over growth for its own sake.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Profits from the pumpkin patch go towards the Cooper Trooper Foundation, a nonprofit that fights childhood cancer through sibling support and a research fund set up at Monroe Carell Jr.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
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The National Guard is deployed in three American states and the District of Columbia, while the federal government fights in court for deployments in Illinois and Oregon -- where the states' governors have protested the orders -- to be upheld as legal.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Shippers likely won’t be able to make plans to avoid the charges, as Chattogram Port handles more than 92 percent of the total export and import cargo in and out of Bangladesh.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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In August, a lawsuit accused OpenAI of encouraging a teenager’s suicide, intensifying scrutiny around how ChatGPT handles mental health interactions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Joint Terrorism Task Force is a federal law enforcement organization that combats both domestic and international terrorism.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Becca Israel, director of the Nexus Project, a nonprofit that combats antisemitism and promotes democracy, said the administration's actions send conflicting messages.—
Jason DeRose,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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Instead of relying on pigments or coatings, LightRipple manipulates reflection and refraction at the microscopic level, producing a dynamic play of gold and shadow that shifts subtly as the case moves.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
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Complicating matters is the insidious Host character (voiced by Len Cunningham’s father, Liam Cunningham), who manipulates the players’ reality.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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For Game 1, Toronto is expected to start Kevin Gausman, while Seattle counters with Bryce Miller.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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Asked about the potential for his inventions to cause suffering rather than liberation, Adcock counters with optimism.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Contends (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contends%20%28with%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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