3
defends(verb, defends, responds, apologizes)
3
discloses(verb, says something)
3
divulges(verb, says something)
3
echoes(noun, responses)
3
guards(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
maintains(verb, says something)
3
mentions(verb, says something, express in words)
3
reactions(noun, responses)
3
reports(verb, says something)
3
reveals(verb, says something)
3
ripostes(noun, responses)
3
safeguards(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
screens(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
shelters(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
shields(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
suggests(verb, says something)
3
supports(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
supposes(verb, says something)
3
upholds(verb, says something, defends)
2
articulates(verb, express in words)
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