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overrun(verb, upset, control, beat, check)
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6
shellacking(noun, break, check, fall, blow)
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6
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6
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6
whipping(noun, break, act, check, fall)
5
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5
bafflement(noun, feeling, blow, distress, failure)
5
bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, control)
5
confute(verb, upset, break, deny, expose)
5
counteract(verb, stop, halt, prevent, hinder)
5
cross(verb, phrasal verb, ruin, correct, halt)
5
discourage(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct)
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do in(verb, expression, break, beat, reduce)
5
massacre(noun, verb, break, act, beat)
5
mock(verb, action, disregard, ignore, challenge)
5
neutralize(verb, stop, ruin, destroy, correct)
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