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quarrel(verb, oppose, challenge, object, divide)
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recant(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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reduce to silence(expression, idiom, confutation)
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reject(verb, decline, refuse, renounce, disagree)
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renounce(verb, decline, reject, refuse, disagree)
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repudiate(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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retract(contradict, void, refute, disprove, countermand)
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revoke(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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ruin(verb, reduce, weaken, subdue)
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run counter to(expression, idiom, attack, oppose, fight)
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set to(verb, expression, consider, oppose, dispute)
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shoot at(expression, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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shoot for(expression, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
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skirmish(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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stand(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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subvert(upset, break, refute)
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take issue(expression, attack, oppose, fight, object)
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take on(verb, expression, attack, oppose, fight)
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tangle with(expression, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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thrash out(expression, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
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