Contend and Protest

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Contend

Contend verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Usage example: contended that his opponent was wrong about practically everything
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Protest is a synonym for contend. In some cases you can use "Protest" instead a verb "Contend".

Protest

Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Usage example: he protested that he usually was very good at baseball, and all the strikeouts were just bad luck
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Contend is a synonym for protest in assert topic. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Protest", if it concerns topics such as complain.
Nearby Words: protestation, protested, protesting, protester, protestor

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power contend power protest power
fact contend fact protest fact

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  • City of Adventure Korra found herself having to contend with The Equalists, whose public face was a nonviolent protest group, but was really a terrorist cell, secretly plotting to takeover the city.
    Source: City of Adventure
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