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canvass(verb, run, consider, oppose, settle)
2
cavil(complain, disagree, tangle, differ, wrangle)
2
claim(noun, verb, action, charge, return)
2
close
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comp
2
competitor
2
contender
2
cope(verb, take, meet, oppose, fight)
2
cope with(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
2
counteraction(noun, action, event, fight, struggle)
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dare(noun, verb, oppose, fight, provoke)
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disaffirm(verb, check, challenge, resist, deny)
2
disclaim(disprove, rebut)
2
discuss(verb, consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
2
discussion(noun, dispute, argument, competition)
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disorder(noun, clinkers, terrorism, sonance)
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disputation(dispute, disagreement, argument, discussion)
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disturbance(noun, fight, argument, quarrel)
2
endure(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose)
2
engage(verb, oppose, fight, resist, battle)
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