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crossing(opposing, defying)
6
resisting(opposing, hindering, defending, defying)
5
opposing(adjective, opposing, hindering, defending)
5
barring(hindering, defending)
4
counteracting(opposing, defying, retaliating)
4
answering(defending, answering)
4
responding(defending, answering, retaliating)
4
retorting(defending, answering, retaliating)
4
returning(defending, answering)
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buffering(adjective, defending, defensive)
3
checking(opposing, hindering)
3
counterattacking(opposing, defending)
3
defying(opposing, defying)
3
guarding(adjective, defending, defensive)
3
rebutting(defending, answering)
3
replying(defending, answering)
3
sheltering(adjective, defending, defensive)
3
shielding(adjective, defending, defensive)
3
thwarting
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antagonizing
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