Related Words for proxy fight

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civil war
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Name, Name, Name
turf war
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Phrase, Noun
power politics
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Phrase, Noun
hostile takeover
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Phrase, Noun
invasion
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Noun
false flag
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
puppet government
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
state of war
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Phrase, Noun
blood feud
//
Phrase, Noun
mercenary
/xxx
Noun
single combat
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
declaration of war
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Phrase, Noun
hostility
x/xx
Noun
conspiracy
x/xx
Noun
war of nerves
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Phrase, Noun
insurgent
x/x
Noun
sabotage
/xx
Noun
raider
/x
Noun
double agent
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
lawsuit
/x
Noun
interference
xx/x
Noun
manipulation
xxx/x
Noun
usurpation
xx/x
Noun
vendetta
x/x
Noun
imperialism
x/xxxx
Noun
rebellion
x/x
Noun
trojan horse
/x/
Name, Name, Verb
litigant
/xx
Noun
terrorist
/xx
Adjective
protector
x/x
Noun
illegal
x/x
Adjective
takeover
/xx
Noun
subterfuge
/xx
Noun
fifth column
//x
Phrase, Noun
civil action
/x/x
Name, Name
neocolonialism
xxx/xxxx
Noun
quarantine
/xx
Noun
stratagem
/xx
Noun
perfidy
/xx
Noun
siege
/
Noun
suppression
x/x
Noun
diversion
x/x
Noun
abatement
x/x
Noun
absentee
xx/
Noun, Adjective
access
/x
Noun, Verb
acting
/x
Noun, Adjective
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
against
x/
Verb
agency
/xx
Noun
agent
/x
Noun
aggregated
/xxx
Adjective
agitate
/xx
Verb
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
aided
/x
Adjective
aimed
/
Adjective
alleviate
x/xx
Verb
alternate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
alternative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
ambush
/x
Noun, Verb
analogy
x/xx
Noun
anger
/x
Noun, Verb
anti
/x
Adjective, Noun
appraisal
x/x
Noun
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
approximation
xxx/x
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
argument
/xx
Noun, Verb
armageddon
xx/x
Name
arp
/
Name
assault
x/
Noun, Verb
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
attorney
x/x
Noun, Verb
authorized
/xx
Adjective
ballgame
x/
Noun
bandy
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
banging
/x
Noun, Adjective
bat
/
Noun, Verb
battering
/xx
Noun
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
battlefield
/xx
Noun
bear down
//
Phrase, Verb
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
black eye
//
Name, Name
blood
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bout
/
Noun, Verb
box
/
Noun, Verb
boxer
/x
Noun
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
braced
/
Adjective
brawl
/
Noun, Verb
breach
/
Noun, Verb
broker
/x
Noun, Verb
browse
/
Noun, Verb
brush
/
Noun, Verb
camp
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
campaign
x/
Noun, Verb
cause
/
Noun, Verb
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
champion
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chase
/
Noun, Verb
circumstantial
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
circus
/x
Noun, Verb
clash
/
Noun, Verb
client
/x
Noun
climactic
x/x
Adjective
climb
/
Verb, Noun
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
combatant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
compete
x/
Verb
competition
xx/x
Noun
competitiveness
x/xxx
Noun
conflict
/x
Noun, Verb
confront
x/
Verb
confrontation
xx/x
Noun
conquer
/x
Verb
contend
x/
Verb
contest
/x
Noun, Verb
contradiction
xx/x
Noun
contravention
xx/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
controversy
/xxx
Noun
cope
/
Verb, Noun
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
counteract
/xx
Verb, Noun
counterexample
/xx/x
Noun
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crackdown
/x
Noun
crazy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
criterion
x/xx
Noun
crusade
x/
Noun, Verb
cryptographic
/x/x
Adjective
curb
/
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
defeat
x/
Noun, Verb
defend
x/
Verb
defensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
defiance
x/x
Noun
defy
x/
Verb, Noun
delegate
/xx
Noun, Verb
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
deputy
/xx
Noun, Verb
derived
x/
Adjective
descriptor
x/x
Noun
deter
x/
Verb, Noun
directory
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
dispute
x/
Noun, Verb
disturbance
x/x
Noun
dreadful
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
drive
/
Noun, Verb
drive off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
duel
/x
Noun, Verb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
elimination
xxx/x
Noun
email
x/
Noun, Verb
encounter
x/x
Noun, Verb
enforcement
x/x
Noun
engage
x/
Verb
engagement
x/x
Noun
eradicate
x/xx
Verb
estimate
/xx
Noun, Verb
examination
xxx/x
Noun
excuse
x/
Noun, Verb
extinguish
x/x
Verb
face
/
Noun, Verb
fence
/
Noun, Verb
fend
/
Verb, Noun
feud
/
Noun, Verb
field
/
Noun, Verb
fight back
//
Phrase, Verb
fight off
//
Phrase, Verb
fighter
/x
Noun
firefight
/x
Noun, Verb
fist
/
Noun, Verb
flight
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
flounder
/x
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
forge
/
Verb, Noun
fought
/
Noun
fray
/
Noun, Verb
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
game
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
get back
//
Phrase, Verb
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
gory
/x
Adjective, Noun
grapple
/x
Verb, Noun
grueling
/xx
Adjective, Noun
gruelling
/x
Adjective, Noun
gunfight
/x
Noun, Verb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hassle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hate
/
Verb, Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hold out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
horrendous
x/x
Adjective
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
index
/x
Noun, Verb