1
rivalling
1
rowing(verb, conflicting)
1
sparing(verb, conflicting)
1
standing
1
stating(verb, affirming)
1
submitting(verb, affirming)
1
supporting(verb, affirming)
1
sustaining(verb, affirming)
1
testifying(verb, affirming)
1
validating(verb, affirming)
1
verifying(verb, affirming)
1
warranting(verb, affirming)
1
withstanding
0
advancing
0
anti
0
argufying
0
armed cap-a-pie(expression, idiom, warfare)
0
at variance(expression, opposite, disparate)
0
at war with(verb, phrasal verb, warfare)
0
avowing
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