Advance
Contend
Contend verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
Usage example: contended that the senator's considerable experience made him the best candidate
Common collocations
| character | advance character | contend character |
| power | advance power | contend power |
| knowledge | advance knowledge | contend knowledge |
| characters | advance characters | contend characters |
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Contend and Advance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/advance/contend
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