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contend::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fight, struggle |
| Has types | settle, chicken-fight, assail, box, tug, fence, feud, fight, fight back, fight down, fistfight, tourney, get back, join battle, joust, spar, bandy, skirmish, battle, oppose, bear down, wrestle, scuffle, war, chickenfight, wage, combat, defend, tussle, attack, duel, engage |
Militant groups are contending for control of the country.
contend::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage |
| Type of | act, move |
| Has types | scrape along, cut, scrape by, scratch along, rub along, squeak by, squeeze by, improvise, hack, fend, extemporize |
Examples of contend
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Prosecutors contend the conspirators decimated the school's athletic department.
From the sacbee.com
Sources contend that several teams are divided in their own buildings about him.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Lack of Tigers will be the least of the problems they will have to contend with.
From the guardian.co.uk
Other critics contend that psychics never speak in specifics, only generalities.
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Many science fiction writers would even contend that the voters are unnecessary.
From the dallasnews.com
Critics contend the Bears have turned a special player into an average receiver.
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Many of the Chargers'stars contend there's a different feel to this year's camp.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
They contend the markets eventually will look beyond the bad news to a recovery.
From the charlotteobserver.com
He says aid workers have to contend with continuing insecurity along the border.
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- Maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
- Argue: have an argument about something
- Contest: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
- Cope: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
- Compete: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
- Nolo contendere is a legal term that comes from the Latin for "I do not wish to contend." It is also referred to as a plea of no contest.
- To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight; to struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend; to strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue
- (Contended) When a horse is within striking range, generally within eight lengths of the leaders.
