contend for (?.)
- advocate
- allege in support
- answer
- argue for
- assert
- bid for
- champion
- counter
- defend
- espouse
- fight for
- maintain
- make a plea
- plead for
- pull for
- rebut
- refute
- reply
- respond
- riposte
- say in defense
- speak for
- speak up for
- stand up for
- stick up for
- stickle for
- stipulate for
- strain for
- strive for
- struggle for
- support
- sustain
- try for
- uphold
- urge reasons for
- vie for