Synonyms for contending
con·tend·ing

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1. List of paraphrases for "contending":

   arguing, warring, affirming, alleging, claiming

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1. Padraig Harrington:

   The best preparation for winning is contending.

2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   I will pledge assistance of a total of about 200 million U.S. dollars for those countries contending with ISIL, to help build their human capacities, infrastructure, and so on.

3. The British government:

   The right to institute a judicial action is constitutionally guaranteed one and right to fair hearing of a respondent is equally tolerated constitutionally. The right to determination of the dispute as presented by the contending parties is the exclusive responsibility of the judiciary.

4. John McBride:

   The top tier [ of ski racers ] are all extremely fit, all talented, all work hard, 95 % are extremely passionate about what they do. That final mind piece can be a game changer, the mental skills package is the deciding piece between being an athlete that's contending to be on the podium versus an athlete who is 10th on any given week.

5. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown:

   Our Chicago Police officers faced an unprecedented set of circumstances in contending with a spike in violent crime, made even more difficult by having to contend with a health pandemic while facing extended periods of heightened civil unrest and looting.