3
disagreeing(verb, conflicting, disagreeing)
3
dissenting(verb, conflicting, disagreeing)
3
fighting
3
warlike(adjective, hostile, battling)
3
wrestling(noun, verb)
2
accepting(verb, affirming)
2
alleging
2
brawling(verb, conflicting)
2
challenging(verb, rival, opposing, disagreeing, competing)
2
colliding(verb, conflicting, disagreeing)
2
combatant(adjective, belligerent, opposing, competing)
2
contend
2
declaring(verb, affirming)
2
factious
2
maintaining(verb, affirming)
2
professing(verb, affirming)
2
pronouncing(verb, affirming)
2
propounding(verb, affirming)
2
protesting
2
rival(adjective, hostile, conflicting, opposite, opposing)
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