Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Saying
Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.
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Synonyms for Saying
Contend and saying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Saying".
Nearby Word: say
Both words in one sentence
- Charles Trevelyan saying of the famine that "The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people" certainly makes Britian's response to the famine appear genocidal to some.
Source: Would Be Rude to Say "Genocide"
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