4
moot(verb, consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
4
oppugn(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
4
rally(noun, talk, assembly, encounter, summit)
4
riot(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
4
spar(verb, oppose, play, fight, challenge)
4
sport(noun, verb, event, play, fight)
4
test(noun, game, trial, puzzle, competition)
4
tug-of-war(noun, event, fight, challenge, struggle)
3
altercate(verb, consider, oppose, settle, fight)
3
call in question(verb, expression, idiom, fight, dispute)
3
collide(verb, disturb, oppose, play, fight)
3
concours(noun, event, fight, dispute, challenge)
3
confront(verb, meet, oppose, fight, provoke)
3
contend against
3
contestation(noun, conflict)
3
contravene(disprove, rebut)
3
cross swords(expression, consider, fight, argue, disagree)
3
crusade(noun, stump, warfare, canvass, lobby)
3
defend(verb, return, fight, acknowledge, deny)
3
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