4
retaliates(noun, verb, retaliates)
3
backfires(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
barricades(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
buffers(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
counterattacks(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
countercharges(noun, verb, answers, retaliates)
3
counterclaims(noun, verb, answers)
3
covers(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
guards(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
reactions(noun, responses)
3
reacts(verb, responds)
3
replications(noun, answers)
3
safeguards(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
screens(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
shelters(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
shields(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
supports(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
2
acknowledges(verb, answers, responds)
2
acknowledgments(noun, answers, responses)
2
avenges(verb, retaliates)
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