203 entries under struggle topic. ×

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rival(verb, maintain, oppose, play, continue)
10
resist(verb, hold, take, meet, attack)
9
cross swords(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
9
face(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
9
hold(verb, state, stop, attack, press)
9
joust(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
9
spar(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
9
withstand(verb, stop, hold, take, meet)
8
confront(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
8
feud(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fall)
8
lock horns(verb, expression, idiom, consider, oppose)
8
run(verb, push, rush, enter)
8
stand(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
7
brawl(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
7
controvert(verb, consider, present, maintain, oppose)
7
hassle(verb, phrasal verb, work, consider, oppose)
7
jostle(verb, oppose, fight, resist)
7
meet(verb, take, attack, oppose, play)
7
oppugn(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
7
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, take)
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