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175 entries under verb topic. ×
| excuse(cover, favor, ease, moderate) | |
| alibi(support, favor, sustain, confirm) | |
| defend(support, show, favor, back) | |
| justify(support, cover, maintain, favor) | |
| advocate(support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| apologize(grieve, lament, deplore, regret) | |
| assert(support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| condone(support, cover, favor, ease) | |
| cover(ease, moderate, defend, explain) | |
| exculpate(support, cover, maintain, favor) | |
| exonerate(support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| explain(support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| extenuate(cover, ease, moderate, defend) | |
| maintain(support, favor, back, approve) | |
| mitigate(cover, ease, moderate, defend) | |
| palliate(cover, favor, ease, moderate) | |
| pardon(support, favor, sustain, confirm) | |
| plead(support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| rationalize(support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| stand up for(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) |
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