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tiff(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
2
war(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
1
assault(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
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attack(verb, meet, fight, dispute, challenge)
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bandy with(expression, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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bear arms(expression, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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brush with(expression, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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carry on war(expression, idiom, meet, attack, challenge)
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challenge(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
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do battle(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
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duel(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
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exchange blows(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
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flare up(expression, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
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go to war(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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joust(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
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meet(verb, attack, fight, dispute, challenge)
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oppugn(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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ply weapons(expression, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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protect(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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repel(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
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APASmart Define. (2015). cross swords thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/cross_swords/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "cross swords thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/cross_swords/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, cross swords thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/cross_swords/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "cross swords thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/cross_swords/thesaurus/synonyms>