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cope(meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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deal with(expression, oppose, fight, struggle)
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defend(present, maintain, reason, claim)
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differ(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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disallow(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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discept(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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establish(present, maintain, reason, claim)
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evert(deny, quash, refute, disprove)
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impugn(oppose, dispute, challenge, deny)
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jostle(meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
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nullify(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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obstruct(attack, fight, resist, deny)
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overturn(upset, break, deny, expose)
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overwhelm(upset, break, expose, refute)
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puncture(discredit, confound, contradict, invalidate)
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push(meet, oppose, fight, struggle)
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quarrel(oppose, challenge, object, divide)
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recant(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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reject(decline, refuse, renounce, disagree)
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renounce(decline, reject, refuse, disagree)
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