2
agitate(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
2
air
2
answer(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
2
battle(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
2
blackball(undo, reverse, contradict, void, refute)
2
call into question(expression, idiom, oppose, dispute, deny)
2
comment upon(verb, phrasal verb, reasoning)
2
confront(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
2
cope(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
countercheck
2
deal with(verb, expression, oppose, fight, struggle)
2
defend(verb, present, maintain, reason, claim)
2
deliberate(consider, dispute, argue, discuss)
2
differ(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
2
disallow(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
2
discept(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
2
encounter(meet, attack, oppose, fight, struggle)
2
establish(verb, present, maintain, reason, claim)
2
evert(verb, deny, quash, refute, disprove)
2
face(meet, attack, oppose, fight, struggle)
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