Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
War against and contend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "War against" instead a verb "Contend".
War against
War against verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.
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Contend and war against are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb phrase "War against".
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On the other hand, the Israelis had to contend with a brief civil war against ultra-Orthodox dissidents over abandoning Jerusalem and letting in goyim, and Cuba faced democratic upheaval.
Source: Literature / World War Z
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War against and Contend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/war_against
Contend & War against. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/war_against>.
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