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scramble for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, play)
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suffer(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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take part(verb, expression, play, fight)
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toss around(verb, expression, consider, oppose, settle)
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traverse(verb, stop, meet, attack, maintain)
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venture(verb, take, work, meet, attack)
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accost(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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affront(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
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agitate(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
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allow(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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bandy with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, attack)
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be confronted by(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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bear arms(expression, meet, attack, struggle)
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beard(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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bit the bullet(expression, idiom, take, meet, oppose)
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brace(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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brush with(expression, meet, attack, struggle)
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carry on war(expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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contradict(verb, oppose, deny, expose)
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court(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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APASmart Define. (2015). contend thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "contend thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, contend thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "contend thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms>