245 entries under verb topic. ×

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emulate(make, meet, maintain, oppose)
17
compete(meet, maintain, oppose, continue)
16
match(noun, study, person, make)
15
equal(noun, adjective, study, person)
13
oppose(study, meet, consider, play)
11
touch(study, make, mean, meet)
11
vie(meet, consider, maintain, oppose)
11
compete with(expression, phrasal verb, oppose, challenge)
9
contend(maintain, oppose, play, continue)
9
contest(noun, meet, oppose, play)
9
tie(make, meet, oppose, draw)
8
meet(make, oppose, draw, fight)
7
approach(study, make, mean, meet)
7
challenge(oppose, play, fight, match)
7
come up to(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, make)
7
contend with(expression, challenge, conflict, match)
6
compare with(expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
6
correspond(make, mean, meet, oppose)
6
play(oppose, fight, sport, challenge)
6
vie with(expression, phrasal verb, oppose, challenge)
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