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confute(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
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countenance(verb, support, take, meet, oppose)
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counter(verb, oppose, expose, conflict)
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deny(verb, oppose, dislike, object)
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discuss(verb, move, consider, oppose, settle)
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disprove(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
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do battle(expression, idiom, meet, attack, fight)
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endure(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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essay(verb, work, attack, play, fight)
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gainsay(verb, oppose, crush, deny)
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go after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack)
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go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, work, attack)
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go for broke(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, play)
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go to war(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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handle(verb, meet, play, manage)
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have at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
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jockey for position(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, play)
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play(verb, meet, oppose, fight, sport)
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protect(hold, meet, attack, maintain, oppose)
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repel(verb, stop, meet, attack, maintain)
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APASmart Define. (2015). contend thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, contend thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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