The flyweight champion contended with a strong challenger.
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Contended
Synonyms for "contended" (21 found)
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15 entriesallegeargued claimassertasserted positionbeatcontested issuedebated propositiondisputed claimmaintainmaintained theorymitigateoutcompeteoutperformovercometackle
Collocations
11 entriescontend forcontend thatcontend withcontended claimcontended forcontended hypothesiscontended issuecontended positioncontended theorycontended viewcontending with
Inflections
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6 entriesSample sentences
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The customer contended that she had been cheated.
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They contended with each other for the prize.
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They contended against prejudice.
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