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encounter(fight, resist, contest, counter)
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estrange(disagree, differ, alienate, disaffect)
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expostulate(oppose, criticize, dislike, challenge)
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face down(expression, fight, resist, contest)
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find fault(expression, oppose, criticize, fight)
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fly in the face of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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frown at(expression, fight, resist, contest)
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gainsay(oppose, criticize, fight, object)
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grumble(noun, oppose, criticize, object)
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jangle(conflict, altercate, controversialize, disharmonize)
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negate(decline, reject, refuse, bar)
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pettifog(oppose, disagree, rebel)
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put up a fight(expression, idiom, oppose, object)
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put up an argument(expression, idiom, oppose, conflict)
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question(noun, challenge, disapproval, objection)
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repel(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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riot(rise, resist, conflict, overthrow)
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rise up(expression, phrasal verb, rise, resist)
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say no way(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose)
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say not a chance(expression, idiom, oppose, conflict)
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