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dissent(noun, verb, disturb, rise, criticize)
13
gainsay(verb, break, check, decline, reject)
12
check(verb, stop, control, cut, attack)
12
bar(verb, stop, block, delay, fight)
12
clash(noun, verb, meet, disturb, play)
12
debate(verb, fight, dispute, challenge, object)
12
face(verb, meet, consider, disregard, play)
12
refute(verb, break, decline, reject, consider)
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cross(verb, break, take, meet, reject)
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prevent(verb, stop, hold, attack, decline)
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thwart(verb, stop, break, check, attack)
10
attack(verb, criticize, fight, dispute, challenge)
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vie(verb, meet, consider, play, fight)
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battle(verb, stop, hold, meet, attack)
8
disprove(verb, decline, reject, consider, dispute)
8
encounter(verb, take, meet, play, allow)
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rebut(verb, cut, check, decline, separate)
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rival(verb, study, meet, consider, play)
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run counter to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, fight)
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collide(verb, disturb, play, fight, dispute)
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