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avert(support, hold, oppose, secure)
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bear(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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beat off(expression, hold, oppose, secure)
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brook(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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cherish(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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complain(verb, oppose, declare, object)
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confirm(verb, support, state, favor)
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confute(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
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conserve(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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counteract(verb, stop, attack, oppose)
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demonstrate(verb, state, move, consider, present)
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disprove(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
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endure(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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entrench(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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espouse(verb, support, hold, promote)
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explain(verb, support, consider, present)
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fend off(expression, hold, oppose, secure)
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fight for(expression, support, hold, promote)
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fortify(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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gang up on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, state)
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