3
quarrels(noun, verb)
3
wrangles(noun, verb)
3
wrestles
2
altercates(verb, conflicts)
2
battles
2
challenges(verb, disagrees)
2
collides(verb, conflicts, disagrees)
2
combats
2
competes
2
contests
2
declares(verb, affirms)
2
encounters
2
faces
2
professes(verb, affirms)
2
pronounces(verb, affirms)
2
proposes(verb, argue)
2
propounds(verb, affirms)
2
protests(noun, verb)
2
spars(verb, conflicts)
2
squabbles(noun, verb, conflicts)
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