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contended

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And just as Tupac contended that he had never sexually assaulted anybody, Fama insisted that he had not shot anybody.

The pioneering geographer Bernard Nietschmann once contended “more indigenous territory has been claimed by maps than by guns.”

She is a force to be contended with by the end of Season 1—and of course that affects Season 2.

For the next several  months, I helped Rep. Edgar prepare his dissent to those who contended there was a conspiracy.

Jimmy So looks at how writers have contended with the legacy of the Al Qaeda attacks.

Jamie Boswell contended that cookery was the criterion of reason; for that no animal but man did cook.

The bank contended that had the clerk waited until the proper day, and then drawn the money, it would not have been liable.

The infidelity of her father and the piety of her mother contended, like counter currents of the ocean, in her bosom.

Adverse critics contended that he unduly protected the Filipino to the prejudice of the white manʼs interest.

It is admitted, nay, contended for, that the exercise brings under obligation: but that is only to duty.

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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contended, such as: contentious, disputed, dubious, questionable, arguable, and argumentative.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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