Contend with and Foil

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Contend with verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.

Usage example: medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

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

Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

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Contend with and foil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend with" instead a verb "Foil".

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

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