contended; contending; contends
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: to strive in debate : argue
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: to struggle for : contest
She contended every point, objected to every request …—
Margaret Mead
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Examples of contend in a Sentence
These people contend that they have earned the right to the land.
The team is expected to contend for the championship this year.
Recent Examples on the Web
Prosecutors contend the payment represented an unlawful campaign violation, as an in-kind contribution to influence the election.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Yet even as jurors saw the checks and other documentary evidence, prosecutors did not elicit testimony Monday showing that Trump himself dictated that the payments would be logged as legal expenses — a designation that prosecutors contend was intentionally deceptive.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 7 May 2024
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Yet even as jurors saw the checks and other documentary evidence, prosecutors did not elicit testimony Monday showing that Trump himself dictated that the payments would be logged as legal expenses — a designation that prosecutors contend was intentionally deceptive.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 7 May 2024
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“Contend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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