Contended
Grappled and contended are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grappled" instead a verb "Contended".
Nearby Words: contender, contending
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Grappled and Contended. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contended/grappled
Contended & Grappled. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contended/grappled>.
Grappled or Contended. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contended/grappled.
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