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7
bolster(verb, support, hold, help, advance)
5
save(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
4
countenance(verb, support, hold, help, develop)
4
nurture(noun, verb, support, help, advance)
3
advocate(verb, support, help, develop, maintain)
3
approve(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
3
back up(verb, expression, support, help, advance)
3
brace(verb, support, help, keep, develop)
3
endorse(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
3
prop(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
3
side with(verb, expression, support, hold, help)
3
supply(verb, support, help, give, keep)
2
buttress(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
2
champion(verb, support, hold, help, advance)
2
cheer(verb, support, hold, calm, quiet)
2
confirm(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
2
espouse(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
2
get behind(verb, expression, support, hold, help)
2
go along with(verb, expression, idiom, support, hold)
2
go to bat for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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