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maintain(verb, support, hold, help, give)
5
buoy(verb, support, help, set, keep)
5
confirm(verb, support, increase, keep, maintain)
4
advocate(verb, support, help, develop, cause)
4
cheer(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
4
comfort(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
4
substantiate(verb, support, hold, help, increase)
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bear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, help)
3
befriend(verb, support, help, advance, keep)
3
buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain)
3
keep up(verb, expression, support, hold, help)
3
upbear(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
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abet(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
2
champion(verb, support, hold, take, help)
2
countenance(verb, support, hold, take, help)
2
endorse(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
2
foster(verb, support, hold, help, give)
2
go for(verb, expression, support, take, keep)
2
go to bat for(verb, expression, idiom, support, hold)
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justify(verb, support, hold, take, help)
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APASmart Define. (2016). bolster thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/bolster/thesaurus/synonyms
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