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Synonyms
battle, compete, face off, fight, race, rival, vie
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Hazelgrove contends the haircuts were not about conforming to white standards as some of her critics have suggested. — NBC News, "Head of charity backed by NFL and Jay-Z's Roc Nation apologizes for dreadlock cutting," 7 Sep. 2019 Additionally, the Attorney General contends that Westminster has committed hundreds of violations when in fact there are only 2 outstanding concerns voiced by him. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "Jared Kushner’s apartment company says it rejects deal with Maryland attorney general over rental practices," 4 Sep. 2019 However, the key to contending in any fantasy league is selecting a running back who will post a breakout season. — oregonlive, "Fantasy Football 2019: Former Oregon Duck Royce Freeman among 10 sleepers at running back," 2 Sep. 2019 Except for the spectacular punting of Max Duffy and the ability of UK receivers to adjust to and compete for balls in flight, there wasn’t much to suggest this is a team capable of contending in the Southeastern Conference. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky football's Josh Paschal out of cancer treatment, back to creating turnovers," 31 Aug. 2019 Google contends that the hard deadline produces the best results. — Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News, "Google researchers uncover iPhone hack tied to malicious websites," 30 Aug. 2019 Her attorneys have contended that, among other things, the @AOC Twitter account isn’t the representative’s official government account, which resembles an argument Trump unsuccessfully made. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "AOC gets schooled by the same free-speech advocates that sued Donald Trump," 29 Aug. 2019 But Mattis contends that the current political environment is not because of Mr. Trump alone. — Emily Tillett, CBS News, "James Mattis says he had "no choice" but to leave Trump administration," 29 Aug. 2019 Heading into the 2019 season, all 12 teams are ready to contend in their respective districts. — Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle, "CFISD football teams set to kick off 2019 season," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'contend.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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