2
alleged
2
altercated(verb, conflicted)
2
battled
2
brawled(verb, conflicted)
2
collided(verb, disagreed, conflicted)
2
combated
2
confronted(verb, contend)
2
contested
2
declared(verb, affirmed)
2
defended
2
maintained(verb, affirmed)
2
professed(verb, affirmed)
2
pronounced(verb, affirmed)
2
propounded(verb, affirmed)
2
protested
2
rivaled
2
squabbled(verb, conflicted)
2
supported(verb, affirmed)
1
accepted(verb, affirmed)
1
acknowledged(verb, affirmed)
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