Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Kept back
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Kept back and Contend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/kept_back
Contend & Kept back. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/kept_back>.
Kept back or Contend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/kept_back.
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