83 entries under defy topic. ×

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stick it out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, get)
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stimulate(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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summon(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, attack)
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tax(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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test(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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throw down the gauntlet(verb, expression, idiom, get, dispute)
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thwart(verb, attack, fight, bear, endure)
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traverse(verb, oppose, bear, challenge, endure)
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try(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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vindicate(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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bear(verb, support, endure, resist, pursue)
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brace(verb, take, bear, endure, resist)
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claim(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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contest(verb, take, fight, bear, endure)
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cope(verb, take, bear, endure, resist)
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demand(verb, get, dispute, provoke, claim)
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duel(verb, bear, endure, resist, pursue)
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endure(verb, bear, resist, pursue, face)
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grapple with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, bear)
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