2
struggled(verb, contended)
2
sustained
2
upheld
2
warded
1
accommodated
1
acted
1
admitted
1
agitated
1
agreed
1
antagonized(verb, contended)
1
applied
1
arrested
1
asseverated
1
atoned(verb, apologized)
1
backed
1
backfired
1
barred
1
belied(verb, disproved)
1
bickered(verb, contended)
1
booked
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