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thwart(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
2
toss around(expression, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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tug(verb, meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
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undermine(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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upset(verb, break, expose, refute)
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withstand(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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analyse
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answer conclusively
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antagonize
1
argue down
1
argufy
1
assail(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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assault(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
1
assert(verb, present, maintain, reason, claim)
1
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attack(verb, oppose, fight, resist, deny)
1
ban(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
1
bandy(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
1
bankrupt(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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bar(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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