Contend and Fight

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Contend

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

Usage example: two traditional rivals contending for the championship

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Fight is a synonym for contend in contest topic. In some cases you can use "Fight" instead the word "Contend" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like conflict, compete, strive. popular alternative

Fight

Fight verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.

Usage example: a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice

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Contend is a synonym for fight in contest topic. You can use "Contend" instead a verb "Fight", if it concerns topics such as conflict, oppose, campaign, compete. popular alternative

Nearby Words: fighting, fighter

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time	contend time	fight time
characters	contend characters	fight characters

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With the SGC, the Tok'ra, the Free Jaffa Nation, the Ori and the Lucian Alliance to contend with, the last thing that the few remaining Goa'uld needed was another enemy to fight.

Source: Evil Versus Evil / Live-Action TV
Just don't try it on people who can't fight back, or you'll have Heroman to contend with.

Source: Video Game / Soul Nomad & the World Eaters
In The Bridge, a team fight with Gigan, Megalon, and Irys having to contend with Grand King Ghidorah results in this when Megalon bombards Ghidorah with a barrage of napalm grenades.

Source: Infernal Retaliation

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