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dispute(noun, verb, move, trouble, charge)
53
argue(verb, move, trouble, charge, check)
16
contest(noun, verb, run, oppose, settle)
16
contend(verb, state, move, maintain, oppose)
10
fight(noun, verb, attack, oppose, dispute)
9
controvert(verb, attack, maintain, oppose, fight)
8
oppose(verb, fight, dispute, challenge, object)
7
disagree(verb, hold, attack, oppose, fight)
7
refute(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, speech)
6
confute(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, speech)
5
battle(noun, verb, attack, oppose, fight)
4
combat(noun, verb, attack, fight, dispute)
3
dissent(noun, verb, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
argue against(verb, expression, oppose, expose, contest)
2
break(noun, verb, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
call in question(expression, idiom, attack, oppose, fight)
2
confront(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
2
contradict(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
2
cross(verb, state, charge, attack, maintain)
2
deny(verb, attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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