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130 entries under defend topic. ×

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reason(verb, consider, present, maintain, oppose)
2
repel(verb, stop, meet, attack, maintain)
2
stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
substantiate(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
2
traverse(verb, stop, meet, attack, maintain)
2
uphold(support, state, hold, press, maintain)
1
absolve(support, maintain, favor, substantiate)
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acquit(support, maintain, favor, substantiate)
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alibi(support, favor, explain, substantiate)
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back(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
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be answerable for(support, favor, explain, substantiate)
1
bear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, substantiate)
1
brief(support, favor, explain, substantiate)
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clear(verb, support, maintain, favor, sustain)
1
condone(support, favor, explain, substantiate)
1
do justice to(expression, idiom, favor, substantiate)
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establish(verb, support, move, present, maintain)
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exculpate(support, maintain, favor, substantiate)
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exonerate(support, maintain, favor, substantiate)
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favor(support, explain, substantiate, validate)
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