Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Reach up
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Reach up and Contend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/reach_up
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Reach up or Contend. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/reach_up.
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