103 entries under provoke topic. ×

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make a stand(verb, expression, idiom, take, get)
5
antagonize(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
5
flout(verb, disregard, oppose, ignore)
4
contest(verb, meet, oppose, fight)
4
scorn(verb, disregard, oppose, ignore)
3
call out(verb, expression, get, oppose, fight)
3
come up against(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, light)
3
cope(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
3
face with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose)
3
investigate(verb, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
3
question(verb, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
denounce(verb, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
face off(verb, expression, get, oppose, fight)
2
face the music(expression, idiom, get, dispute)
2
fly in the face of(verb, expression, idiom, get, attack)
2
hang in(expression, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
impeach(verb, get, dispute, demand)
2
impugn(verb, get, oppose, criticize, dispute)
2
insist upon(expression, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
invite competition(expression, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
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