166 entries under defend topic. ×

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set to(verb, expression, state, charge, maintain)
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sock it to one(expression, idiom, state, charge, maintain)
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square(support, favor, explain, substantiate)
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stake out(verb, expression, state, hold, take)
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stand by(verb, expression, support, hold, maintain)
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stick it to(expression, idiom, state, charge, maintain)
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stonewall(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
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take(verb, state, hold, maintain, declare)
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take on(expression, state, charge, attack, maintain)
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thump for(verb, expression, support, maintain, favor)
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zap(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare)
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appeal(verb, present, maintain, reason, claim)
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confute(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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controvert(verb, present, maintain, reason, claim)
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disculpate(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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disprove(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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extenuate(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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free(verb, maintain, claim, uphold)
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free from blame(expression, idiom, maintain, uphold)
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guard(verb, maintain, claim, uphold)
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