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speak against(expression, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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squelch(oppose, expose, counter, repudiate)
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stand up to(verb, expression, idiom, attack, fight)
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take a stand(expression, idiom, attack, fight, resist)
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taunt(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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tear down(expression, oppose, expose, counter)
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thwart(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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top(oppose, expose, counter, repudiate)
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turn the tables(expression, idiom, attack, fight, resist)
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withstand(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
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toss around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, consider, settle)
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be against(verb, fight, resist, counter)
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disaffirm(verb, challenge, deny, doubt, question)
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