159 entries under resist topic. ×

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emulate(verb, maintain, oppose, play, continue)
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insist(verb, state, hold, order, press)
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bicker(verb, meet, attack, consider, oppose)
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war(noun, verb, hold, meet, attack)
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affirm(verb, support, state, hold, press)
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declare(verb, support, state, hold, press)
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rival(verb, maintain, oppose, play, continue)
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cross swords(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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face(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
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hold(verb, state, stop, attack, press)
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joust(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
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spar(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
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withstand(verb, stop, hold, take, meet)
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avow(verb, support, state, hold, press)
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confront(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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feud(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fall)
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lock horns(verb, expression, idiom, consider, oppose)
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profess(verb, support, state, hold, press)
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stand(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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avouch(verb, state, press, maintain, oppose)
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