130 entries under defend topic. ×

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cross(verb, state, take, meet, maintain)
3
fight over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fight)
3
rebut(verb, support, consider, oppose, favor)
3
scrap(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
3
set to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, consider)
3
sustain(verb, support, hold, take, meet)
3
validate(verb, support, state, maintain, favor)
2
attack(verb, work, meet, oppose, fight)
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break with(verb, expression, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
confirm(verb, support, state, maintain, favor)
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confute(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
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countenance(verb, support, take, meet, oppose)
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demonstrate(verb, state, move, consider, present)
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disprove(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
2
espouse(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
2
explain(verb, support, consider, present, maintain)
2
fight for(expression, support, hold, maintain, promote)
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gang up on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, state)
2
protect(hold, meet, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
prove(verb, support, state, move, consider)
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