contending (with)

verb

Definition of contending (with)next
present participle of contend (with)
1
as in addressing
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 opposing
to strive to reduce or eliminate medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contending (with)
  1. addressing
  2. opposing
  3. managing
  4. manipulating
  5. treating
  6. negotiating
Verb
  • Both candidates campaigned on similar platforms of expanding Berkeley’s housing stock, improving city infrastructure and addressing public safety.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The company has identified and is addressing material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, specifically related to the presentation of its statement of cash flows and recognition of excise tax liability.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of addressing
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  • By contrast, a PAC opposing the proposition had raised just shy of a million dollars.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Nationwide, more factions are forming within the Republican Party because of internal tensions between opposing ideologies, said Dave Hopkins, a political science professor at Boston College.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of opposing
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  • Ensuring Ongoing Value One challenge in switching to a subscription model is managing customers’ expectations around ongoing value.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • From building an online presence to managing client relationships and marketing your services, digital tools are your best friend.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of managing
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  • This can also prevent an attacker from manipulating stack variables to gain code execution.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Some are of a distinctly violent nature, while others get under our skin for manipulating their children and abusing their power.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of manipulating
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  • More direct treatments can lessen the pathogen load in the environment, but treating coral colonies individually and by hand like the team in the study is not feasible long-term or on a large scale.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Congress has a history of treating oxygen companies generously.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of treating
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  • All four clubs have the option of either negotiating a new agreement with DSG or seeking other distribution solutions.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • PBMs serve as middlemen, negotiating the terms and conditions for access to prescription drugs for hundreds of millions of Americans.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of negotiating
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“Contending (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contending%20%28with%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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