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box(verb, meet, attack, struggle)
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brawl(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
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collide(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
4
exchange blows(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
4
feud(verb, meet, attack, fight)
4
grapple(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
4
tilt(verb, meet, attack, trip, fall)
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wage war(verb, expression, meet, attack, fight)
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bandy(verb, play, fight, face)
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be in the running(verb, play, fight, face)
3
bicker(support, force, meet, attack, maintain)
3
bid(verb, play, fight, struggle)
3
buck(verb, support, force, meet, attack)
3
duel(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
3
encounter(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
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mix it up(expression, idiom, meet, attack, fight)
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resist(verb, support, force, meet, attack)
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rival(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
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scuffle(verb, meet, attack, fight)
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altercate(verb, meet, attack, fight)
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APASmart Define. (2015). strive thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/strive/thesaurus/synonyms
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