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grapple with(verb, attack, combat)
3
compete with(verb, phrasal verb, follow, challenge)
2
cross swords with
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vie with(verb, phrasal verb, challenge, match)
1
battle it out
1
clash with(verb, attack, combat)
1
cross swords(verb, attack, combat)
1
do battle with(verb, idiom, attack, combat)
1
do like(verb, challenge, match, contend)
1
face up to
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fight like devils
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follow in footsteps(verb, idiom, challenge, match)
1
follow suit(verb, follow, match, imitate)
1
follow the example of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, challenge)
1
go like(verb, challenge, match, imitate)
1
go to loggerheads
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have it out
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make a stand
1
make like(verb, challenge, match, imitate)
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measure swords with
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APASmart Define. (2015). contend with thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/contend_with/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "contend with thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/contend_with/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, contend with thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/contend_with/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "contend with thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/contend_with/thesaurus/synonyms>