Contend and Excuse

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Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

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Excuse and contend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excuse" instead a verb "Contend".

Excuse verb - To dismiss as of little importance.

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Contend and excuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Excuse".

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

time	contend time	excuse time
fact	contend fact	excuse fact

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