Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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On the other hand, the Israelis had to contend with a brief civil war against ultra-Orthodox dissidents over abandoning Jerusalem and letting in goyim, and Cuba faced democratic upheaval.
Source: Literature / World War Z
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