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pitting

noun as in mining

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The miniseries reminds us this was also a civil war, pitting neighbors against each other, and sometimes even family members.

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Instead they went on the attack, pitting Verstappen for fresh soft tyres three laps later.

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As with “Temple of Doom,” his new film plays off of Quan’s shorter stature, pitting him against physically more imposing fighters.

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The contest, pitting Connolly against Heather Humphreys of the centrist Fine Gael party, has also been tainted by calls to spoil ballots over the lack of a right-wing candidate.

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Maine, Massachusetts, California and Michigan are likely to have contentious primary battles to determine Democratic nominees in next year's elections – pitting older establishment politicians against younger candidates and liberals against centrists.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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