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| battle(noun, support, stop, hold) | |
| quarrel(meet, attack, oppose, fight) | |
| wrestle(meet, attack, play, fight) | |
| emulate(maintain, oppose, play, continue) | |
| insist(state, hold, order, press) | |
| allege(state, hold, press, maintain) | |
| bicker(meet, attack, consider, oppose) | |
| conflict(noun, meet, attack, oppose) | |
| war(noun, hold, meet, attack) | |
| affirm(support, state, hold, press) | |
| declare(support, state, hold, press) | |
| rival(maintain, oppose, play, continue) | |
| aver(state, hold, press, maintain) | |
| defend(support, state, hold, press) | |
| resist(hold, take, meet, attack) | |
| warrant(support, state, press, present) | |
| cross swords(expression, idiom, meet, attack) | |
| face(meet, attack, oppose, play) | |
| fence(play, fight, face, contention) | |
| hold(state, stop, attack, press) |
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