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wrangle(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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altercate(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
3
clash(meet, oppose, fight, challenge)
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conflict(oppose, vary, differ, diverge)
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counterbalance
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defeat(upset, break, deny, expose)
3
demonstrate(consider, present, maintain, oppose)
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destroy
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discredit(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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fight(meet, attack, oppose, struggle)
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litigate(meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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parry(upset, break, expose, refute)
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resist(meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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shut up(expression, phrasal verb, upset, break)
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silence(upset, break, expose, refute)
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abnegate(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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agitate(consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
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battle(meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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comment upon(phrasal verb, reasoning)
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confront(meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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