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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 have a heated argument or disagreement

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 declare to be untrue

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

shoots off one's mouth

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

acknowledges publicly

vocalizes^US

verbalizes^US

verbalises^UK

vocalises^UK

publicizes^US

publicises^UK

shouts from the rooftops

lets the cat out of the bag

gets out of your system

brings out into the open

passes on

gives the show away

brings to public notice

lets out

brings out into open

lets drop

brings to public attention

puts cards on table

takes the lid off

lets fall

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“He wants to contend that the difference between Mark Twain and Howard Stern is a matter of kind and not just degree.”

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To dispute the validity of

enquires^UK

inquires^US

shoots down in flames

balks^US

puts out a feeler question

baulks^UK

goes back on your word

harbours reservations about

has reservations about

throws doubt on

expresses reservations about

harbours suspicions about

entertains doubts about

expresses suspicions about

has hesitations about

puzzles over

says the opposite of

cancels out

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To engage in a competition or contest

puts yourself forward

engages in hostilities

goes up against in contest

mixes it up

carries on hostilities

enters the lists

fights like cat and dog

matches yourself against

goes eyeball to eyeball with

takes the field against

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

contradicts each other

enters into combat with

takes up arms against

pitches oneself against

comes to close quarters with

races against

fights like Kilkenny cats

takes up the gauntlet

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“We have to contend against the best horses of other nations in this race.”

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To have a heated argument or disagreement

has a misunderstanding

takes exception

fights like cat and dog

has a tiff

mixes it up

objects to

goes at it hammer and tongs

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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

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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

itemizes^US

raises the subject of

starts ball rolling on

inquires^US

itemises^UK

enquires^UK

catalogues^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

explains

charts

gives somebody a taste for

catalogs^US

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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

realizes^US

realises^UK

comes to the conclusion

has a sneaking suspicion

finds

hazards a guess

has sneaking suspicion

recognizes^US

recognises^UK

takes as gospel truth

takes something as given

comes to the conclusion that

falls for

gets the idea

counts upon

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 declare to be untrue

declares to be untrue

gives thumbs down to

takes a stand against

argues the pros and cons of

picks an argument with

shows to be wrong

shows to be false

shoots down

bandies words concerning

shoots full of holes

shoots down in flames

wonders about

has an argument about

blows out of the water

renders null and void

defends oneself against

goes back on your word

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To deal with (something), usually effectively

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

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