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contend
verb contended, contending
- intr
1. To struggle, strive, fight or compete.
- Thesaurus: compete, vie, strive, struggle, wrestle, grapple, argue, dispute, debate, contest, litigate.
- Form: contend with someone (often)
- Form: contend with something
2. To argue earnestly.
3. To say, maintain or assert something.
- Thesaurus: allege, maintain, assert, declare, hold, affirm, avow, aver.
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