Contend and Put

Contend

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

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Put and contend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Put" instead a verb "Contend".

Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Contend and put are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Put".

Nearby Words: putting, putted

faith	contend faith	put faith
character	contend character	put character
power	contend power	put power
time	contend time	put time
Other words: characters, hands.

So while they are technically atheists, and contend their views have a scientific basis (even alleging they have performed the first human cloning) it's very different, to put it mildly.

Source: If Jesus, Then Aliens
Disc One Final Boss: Carroll is arrested and put back in prison by the end of the pilot — but there's still his groupies and followers to contend with.

Source: Series / The Following
When shippers have to contend with romantic rivals to their main ship, they will often put those rivals together in order to leave their main ship free to be with each other.

Source: Ship Mates

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