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denounce(verb, get, disturb, oppose, rise)
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disapprove(verb, attack, oppose, criticize, fight)
2
dismiss(verb, disregard, omission)
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disrupt(disregard, oppose, agreement, infringe)
2
duel(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
endanger(verb, set, advance, try, expose)
2
expose(verb, advance, attack, fight, try)
2
face down(verb, expression, get, meet, attack)
2
face off(expression, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
face up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
2
face with(verb, expression, meet, oppose, provoke)
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fly in face of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, take)
2
fly in the face of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, get)
2
gainsay(verb, break, attack, disregard, oppose)
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give
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go up against(verb, expression, idiom, take, meet)
2
guard
2
hang in(expression, get, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
hazard(verb, set, try, expose, undertake)
2
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
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