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bandy(verb, play, fight, face)
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be in the running(verb, play, fight, face)
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bid(verb, play, fight, face)
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collar(verb, hold, take, make, gain)
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cross swords(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
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dispute(meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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do battle(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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go after(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play)
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go for(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play)
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go for broke(verb, expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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go for the gold(expression, idiom, play, fight)
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in the hunt(expression, idiom, play, fight)
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jockey for position(verb, expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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match strength(expression, play, fight, face)
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match wits(expression, play, fight, face)
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mix it up(expression, idiom, meet, attack, fight)
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oppose(verb, meet, play, fight)
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oppugn(meet, attack, oppose, fight)
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participate in(expression, play, fight, face)
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pit oneself against(verb, expression, idiom, play, fight)
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APASmart Define. (2015). grapple thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/grapple/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "grapple thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/grapple/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, grapple thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/grapple/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "grapple thesaurus" 2 December 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/grapple/thesaurus/synonyms>