103 entries under provoke topic. ×

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object to(expression, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
outdare(disregard, oppose, challenge, resist)
2
search out(expression, get, attack, fight, dispute)
2
taunt(verb, upset, meet, attack, slight)
2
tax(verb, get, dispute, demand)
2
throw down the gauntlet(verb, expression, idiom, get, oppose)
1
arouse(verb, get, dispute, demand)
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ask for(expression, get, dispute, demand)
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ask for trouble(expression, idiom, challenge)
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assert(verb, get, dispute, demand)
1
bully(verb, oppose, challenge, resist)
1
call for(expression, get, dispute, demand)
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claim(verb, get, dispute, demand)
1
cross swards(expression, challenge)
1
demand(verb, get, dispute, claim)
1
disregard(oppose, challenge, resist, insult)
1
do something about it(expression, idiom, challenge)
1
exact(verb, get, dispute, demand)
1
go one-on-one(verb, expression, oppose, challenge)
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go up against(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, take)
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