11
objected(verb, opposed)
9
challenged(noun, verb, opposed)
6
complained
5
deprecated(verb, deprecation)
5
disagreed(verb, opposed)
5
opposed(verb, opposed, contended)
4
argued(verb, contended)
4
disputed(verb, opposed, contended)
4
resisted(verb, opposed, contended)
3
confronted(verb, contend, opposed, contended)
3
demonstrated
3
dissented(verb, contended)
3
remonstrated
2
affirmed
2
antagonized(verb, opposed, contended)
2
appealed
2
asserted
2
claimed
2
contended(verb, contended)
2
contradicted(verb, opposed)
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