6
represent(verb, support, mean, cover, show)
4
replace(verb, exchange, switch, swap, interchange)
3
speak for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, mean)
3
spell(verb, cover, relieve, exchange, substitute)
3
substitute for
2
act as(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, mean)
2
act as broker(verb, expression, idiom, support, mean)
2
act in place of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
advance
2
answer for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, cover)
2
appear as(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, mean)
2
assume the role of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
back up(verb, expression, exchange, switch, replace)
2
be agent for(verb, support, mean, show, favor)
2
be attorney for(verb, support, mean, show, favor)
2
be proxy for(verb, support, mean, show, favor)
2
body(verb, support, mean, show, favor)
2
buy for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, mean)
2
copy(verb, support, mean, show, favor)
2
correspond to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, mean)
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