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Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Common collocations
| faith | back faith | contend faith |
Both words in one sentence
- Release of Shaun was pushed back a few weeks so as not to contend with the release of Dawn, due to the similar nature of the films.
Source: Dueling Works / Film Cross Genre -
I Made Copies: In episode 5 Maderas sends a challege to Laharl to contend for overlordship on the back of an embarrassing photo.
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Also doubling as a Brick Joke: in one episode, Garfield & Nermal contend with mutant guppies, who they defeat by chasing them back into the sewer.
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