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armed conflict(noun, struggle, conflict, discord)
6
come to blows(verb, idiom, fight, struggle)
5
state of war(noun, idiom)
5
hot war(noun, idiom, struggle, conflict)
4
make war(verb, idiom, meet, fight)
4
take on(verb, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
4
wage war(verb, idiom, meet, attack)
4
mix it up(idiom, meet, attack, fight)
4
take up arms(verb, idiom, meet, fight)
3
exchange blows(verb, meet, attack, challenge)
3
beat off(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
campaign against(verb, phrasal verb, meet, fight)
3
cross swords(verb, meet, attack, fight)
3
fend off(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
fight for(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
guard against(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
hold at bay(idiom, hold, maintain, oppose)
3
keep safe(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
provide sanctuary(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
repel danger(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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