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To make, or to have made, a claim

To dispute the validity of

To engage in a competition or contest

To engage in competition to attain a position or prize

To have a long, complicated dispute or argument

To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result

To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level

To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue

To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate

To offer for discussion or debate

To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)

To have or hold as an opinion or belief

(with object) To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling

To deal with (something), usually effectively

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To make, or to have made, a claim

emphasises^UK

emphasizes^US

rumours^UK

rumors^US

recognizes^US

shoots off one's mouth

recognises^UK

feigns the identity of

implies that one is

maintains that one is

asserts that one is

poses as

passes oneself off as

points to

masquerades as

passes for

proclaims that one is

represents oneself as

makes a public declaration of

comes out

declares publicly

blows hot air

acknowledges publicly

vocalizes^US

verbalizes^US

publicizes^US

realizes^US

lets the cat out of the bag

lets on about

blows wide open

states under oath

publicises^UK

comes out of the closet

verbalises^UK

realises^UK

gives your word of honour

vocalises^UK

spills the beans about

puts oneself down for

spills your guts about

makes a clean breast of

formalizes^US

legitimizes^US

formalises^UK

legitimises^UK

shouts from the rooftops

gets out of your system

brings out into the open

gives the show away

brings to public notice

brings out into open

brings to public attention

puts cards on table

takes the lid off

lets fall

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“He wants to contend that because that was again an argument not put to the Court of Appeal or to the judge.”

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To dispute the validity of

enquires^UK

inquires^US

takes a stand against

argues against

declares to be untrue

bandies words concerning

argues the pros and cons of

wonders about

has an argument about

pettifogs

blows out of the water

shoots down in flames

hammers away at

proves wrong

picks an argument with

drives a coach and horses through

knocks the bottom out of

sets your face against

withsays

spurns

puts up a fight against

balks^US

takes wind out of sails

baulks^UK

renders null and void

goes back on your word

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

casts aspersions upon

stands up and be counted against

strives against

brushes aside

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To engage in a competition or contest

puts yourself forward

fights like cat and dog

engages in hostilities

goes up against in contest

takes up arms

enters the lists

goes at it hammer and tongs

comes up against

has a misunderstanding

matches yourself against

pitches oneself against

goes eyeball to eyeball with

sets your face against

takes a stand against

spares no effort

makes a stand against

puts up a fight against

stands up and be counted against

fights with

contradicts each other

enters into combat with

takes up arms against

fights like Kilkenny cats

carries on war

races with

takes all comers

takes up the gauntlet

comes to close quarters with

takes the field against

carries on hostilities

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“I guess this all goes back to the idea of the artists' dole helping up-and-comers build a base to contend for more serious arts funding.”

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To engage in competition to attain a position or prize

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To have a long, complicated dispute or argument

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To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result

endeavours^UK

endeavors^US

labours^UK

labors^US

ploughs^UK

plows^US

makes an all-out effort

leaves no stone unturned

gives it a whirl

gives it your all

gives it your best shot

goes for broke

pulls out all the stops

Verb

To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level

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To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue

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To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate

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To offer for discussion or debate

offers as a suggestion

tests the popularity of

runs something up the flagpole to see who salutes

runs something up the flagpole

installs^US

raises the subject of

starts ball rolling on

inquires^US

enquires^UK

itemizes^US

itemises^UK

initiates legal action

puts before the public

instals^UK

brings to somebody's attention

opens up on

makes somebody aware of

turns somebody on to

gives somebody a taste for

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To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)

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To have or hold as an opinion or belief

theorises^UK

theorizes^US

takes as a hypothesis

comes to the conclusion

has a sneaking suspicion

hazards a guess

finds

has sneaking suspicion

realizes^US

realises^UK

recognizes^US

recognises^UK

takes as gospel truth

takes something as given

comes to the conclusion that

thinks it likely that

has a sneaking feeling

forms an impression of

subscribes to the opinion

crosses heart

bets one's bottom dollar

gauges^UK

visualizes^US

visualises^UK

gages^US

has a sneaking suspicion of

thinks likely

jumps to a conclusion

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(with object) To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling

verbalises^UK

verbalizes^US

vocalises^UK

vocalizes^US

publicises^UK

publicizes^US

emphasises^UK

emphasizes^US

summarises^UK

summarizes^US

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To deal with (something), usually effectively

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

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