Contended
Strove and contended are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strove" instead a verb "Contended".
Nearby Words: contender, contending
Strove
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Strove and Contended. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contended/strove
Contended & Strove. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contended/strove>.
Strove or Contended. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contended/strove.
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