7
oppugn(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
7
protest(verb, state, hold, press, maintain)
7
say(verb, state, hold, press, maintain)
7
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, take)
7
vindicate(verb, support, state, hold, press)
6
altercate(verb, meet, attack, consider, oppose)
6
antagonize(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
6
challenge(noun, verb, take, meet, attack)
6
contrast(verb, disturb, oppose, dispute, disagree)
6
cope(verb, oppose, fight, manage, handle)
6
deal(verb, manage, handle, endure, face)
6
dissent(verb, oppose, fight, object, divide)
6
duel(verb, stop, meet, attack, maintain)
6
get by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, manage, handle)
6
make out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, manage, handle)
6
moot(verb, consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
6
proclaim(verb, state, press, maintain, declare)
6
propound(verb, state, present, maintain, yield)
6
scuffle(verb, meet, attack, fight, grasp)
6
skirmish(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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