Break and Contend

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Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
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Contend and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Break".
Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Contend

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
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Break and contend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Contend".

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character break character contend character
power break power contend power
line break line contend line
time break time contend time

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  • Film / The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Reality Ensues: Even if he'd fired his web at Gwen sooner to break her fall, she definitely would have had to contend with the whiplash, which would definitely hurt.
    Source: Film / The Amazing Spider-Man 2
  • Video Game / Crusader Kings If you survive long enough as a Jew to break out of Ethiopia, you then have to contend with the Muslims and Christians vying for control of the Holy Land.
    Source: Video Game / Crusader Kings
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