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impugn(verb, deny, question, contest)
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joust(verb, meet, attack, dispute)
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kick around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, consider, oppose)
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meet(verb, attack, dispute, struggle)
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negate(verb, deny, doubt, question)
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oppugn(verb, meet, attack, dispute)
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pick a bone(verb, expression, idiom, consider, oppose)
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ply weapons(verb, expression, meet, attack, dispute)
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protect(verb, meet, attack, dispute)
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question(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
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rebut(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
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refute(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
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resist(verb, meet, attack, dispute)
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rowdy(verb, meet, attack, dispute)
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take all comers(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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take the field(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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take up the gauntlet(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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tug(verb, meet, attack, dispute)
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tussle(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
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wage war(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
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