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defending(verb, defending)
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fending(verb, defending)
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flopping
1
guarding(verb, defending)
1
policing(verb, defending)
1
protecting(verb, defending)
1
rebuffing(verb, recoiling)
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rebutting(verb, defending)
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replying(verb, defending)
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resisting(verb, defending)
1
responding(verb, defending)
1
retorting(verb, defending)
1
safeguarding(verb, defending)
1
saving(verb, defending)
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screening(verb, defending)
1
securing(verb, defending)
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sheltering(verb, defending)
1
shielding(verb, defending)
1
supporting(verb, defending)
1
sustaining(verb, defending)
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