126 entries under contend topic. ×

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battle(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
3
contest(verb, consider, oppose, settle, fight)
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controvert(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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cross swords(verb, expression, meet, attack, consider)
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attack(verb, meet, fight, challenge, struggle)
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bandy(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, deliberate)
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break with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
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buck(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
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bump heads(verb, expression, consider, oppose, fight)
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canvass(verb, consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
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conflict(verb, oppose, fight, cross, conflict)
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cross(verb, fight, dispute, defend, disagree)
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discept(verb, consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
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dissent(verb, oppose, fight, object, divide)
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duel(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
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gainsay(verb, challenge, deny, doubt, question)
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gang up on(expression, fight, dispute, defend, disagree)
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hash over(expression, consider, dispute, review, deliberate)
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have at it(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, consider)
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have words(verb, expression, oppose, fight, dispute)
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