5
spat(noun, fight, dispute, temper, speech)
4
conflict(noun, action, fight, dispute, challenge)
4
contention(noun, action, fight, dispute, speech)
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rhubarb(noun, fight, dispute, informal, speech)
4
ruckus(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, speech)
4
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3
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3
debate(noun, fight, dispute, difficulty, challenge)
3
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3
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3
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3
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2
affray(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
2
beef(noun, fight, dispute, challenge, speech)
2
bicker(noun, fight, conflict, quarrel, row)
2
blowup(noun, fight, dispute, difficulty, speech)
2
bone of contention(expression, idiom, fight, dispute, speech)
2
brannigan(noun, disorder, fight, dispute, speech)
2
brawl(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, challenge)
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