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idea(noun, position, claim, argument, notion)
5
profession(noun, position, claim, argument, statement)
5
row(noun, fight, dispute, speech, conflict)
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schism(noun, state, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
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scrap(noun, action, fight, dispute, speech)
5
statement(noun, line, view, idea, claim)
5
words(noun, verb, trouble, fight, dispute)
4
bicker(noun, fight, conflict, quarrel, row)
4
broil(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
4
commotion(noun, dispute, conflict, disagreement, disturbance)
4
declaration(noun, position, claim, argument, statement)
4
difficulty(noun, state, action, fight, issue)
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dissentience(noun, state, dispute, conflict, difference)
4
inharmoniousness(noun, conflict, disagreement, discord, enmity)
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inharmony(noun, state, dispute, conflict, difference)
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issue(noun, point, difficulty, matter, subject)
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litigation(noun, matter, trial, proceedings)
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plea(noun, position, reason, speech, case)
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point(noun, concern, difficulty, line, view)
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polarity(noun, opposition, enmity)
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