Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Match
Match verb - Satisfy or fulfill.
Usage example: this job doesn't match my dreams
Common collocations
| character | contend character | match character |
| power | contend power | match power |
| time | contend time | match time |
| characters | contend characters | match characters |
Both words in one sentence
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Their affable enmity eventually turned into mutual respect and an actual friendship after both had to contend with the Bella Twins' games for months, leading to the two beating the Bellas in a tag match at WrestleMania 31.
Source: Wrestling / Paige
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Match and Contend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/match
Contend & Match. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/match>.
Match or Contend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/match.
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