7
contests(noun, verb, battles)
6
conflicts(noun, verb, contends, battles)
6
fights(noun, verb, battles)
5
scuffles(noun, verb, battles)
5
wrestles(verb, contends)
4
battles(noun, verb, battles)
4
campaigns(noun, verb, battles)
4
clashes(noun, verb, contends)
4
contends(verb, contends)
4
encounters(noun, verb, contends)
4
tussles(noun, verb, battles)
3
combats(noun, verb, battles)
3
brawls(noun, verb, contends)
3
defends(verb, contends)
3
disputes(noun, verb, contends)
3
flounders
3
grapples
3
hassles(noun, verb, contends)
3
opposes(verb, contends)
3
quarrels(noun, verb, contends)
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