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cheer(verb, hold, help, maintain, encourage)
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claim(support, favor, substantiate, justify)
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clear(verb, support, maintain, favor, sustain)
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comfort(verb, hold, help, maintain, establish)
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condone(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
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contend(support, favor, substantiate, justify)
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cop a plea(verb, expression, idiom, support, favor)
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countenance(verb, support, hold, help, favor)
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crawl(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
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do justice to(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain)
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exculpate(support, maintain, explain, substantiate)
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excuse(verb, maintain, favor, approve, confirm)
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exonerate(support, maintain, explain, substantiate)
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favor(support, explain, substantiate, validate)
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forward(verb, hold, help, maintain, establish)
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foster(verb, hold, help, maintain, establish)
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get behind(verb, expression, hold, help, maintain)
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go along with(verb, expression, idiom, hold, help)
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go to bat for(verb, expression, idiom, hold, help)
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help(verb, hold, maintain, establish, back)
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APASmart Define. (2015). bear out thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/bear_out/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, bear out thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/bear_out/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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