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concurring
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confessing(verb, apologizing)
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confining
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confuting(verb, disproving)
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constituting
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containing
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contending(verb, contending)
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contravening(verb, disproving)
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controverting(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
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corresponding
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corroborating
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counter(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary, opposite)
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counterattacking
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counterbalancing
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countering
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crossing(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
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crusading
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curbing
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declaring
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deeming
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