1
corresponded
1
corroborated
1
counterattacked
1
counterbalanced
1
countered
1
curbed
1
declared
1
deemed
1
disproved(verb, disproved)
1
disputed(verb, contended)
1
dissented(verb, contended)
1
echoed(verb, responded)
1
encountered(verb, contended)
1
explained(verb, responded)
1
expounded(verb, responded)
1
faced(verb, contended)
1
hassled(verb, contended)
1
held(adjective, guarded, grasped)
1
immune(adjective, secure, perfect, safe, intact)
1
negated(verb, disproved)
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