46 entries under deliberate topic. ×

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refute(verb, upset, break, reduce, reject)
20
disprove(verb, upset, break, reduce, consider)
17
rebut(verb, upset, break, reduce, consider)
15
controvert(verb, upset, break, reduce, consider)
13
dispute(verb, consider, oppose, challenge, expose)
8
oppose(verb, consider, expose, counter)
7
contend(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
7
contest(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
7
debate(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, expose)
5
agitate(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
5
question(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
3
answer(consider, dispute, argue, discuss)
3
discuss(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
2
canvass(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
2
discept(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
2
kick around(expression, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
2
lock horns(verb, expression, consider, oppose, dispute)
2
moot(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
2
pick a bone(expression, idiom, consider, oppose, dispute)
2
thrash out(expression, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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