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protest(attack, oppose, fight, resist)
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put up a fight(expression, idiom, decline, oppose)
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put up an argument(expression, idiom, decline, oppose)
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put up struggle(expression, idiom, take, bear)
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put up with(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, take)
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question(get, dispute, provoke, demand)
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rebut(reject, deny, undo, reverse)
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refuse(reject, oppose, dismiss, deny)
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refuse to accept(expression, idiom, oppose, challenge)
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refute(oppose, dispute, challenge, deny)
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remain firm(expression, take, bear, endure)
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renounce(reject, dismiss, turn, abandon)
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repeal(reject, dismiss, deny, undo)
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repel(bear, endure, resist, pursue)
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reprobate(reject, oppose, dismiss, abandon)
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repudiate(reject, oppose, turn, challenge)
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rescind(reject, dismiss, deny, undo)
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respond(oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
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retaliate(oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
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retract(reject, dismiss, deny, undo)
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