128 entries under defend topic. ×

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solve(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
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square(support, favor, explain, substantiate)
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squelch(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
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stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, state)
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stick it to(expression, idiom, state, charge, maintain)
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suggest(verb, state, order, give, mean)
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take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, charge)
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top(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
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whitewash(noun, verb, maintain, fake, assume)
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zap(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare)
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confute(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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controvert(verb, present, maintain, reason)
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denote(verb, mean, present, maintain, reason)
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disculpate(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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elucidate(verb, present, maintain, reason)
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evince(verb, present, maintain, reason)
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exhibit(verb, present, maintain, have, reason)
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extenuate(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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free(verb, maintain, uphold, prove)
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free from blame(expression, idiom, maintain, uphold)
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