Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Push
Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
Common collocations
| character | contend character | push character |
| power | contend power | push power |
| line | contend line | push line |
| time | contend time | push time |
| Other words: characters. | ||
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Push and Contend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/push
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