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reinforce(hold, maintain, uphold, bolster)
2
shore up(expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
shoulder(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
undergird(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
base(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
be a foundation for(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
bed(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
bottom(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
embed(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
found(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
ground(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
keep from falling(expression, idiom, hold, maintain)
1
poise(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
prop up(expression, phrasal verb, maintain, reinforce)
1
stand(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
1
strut(noun, hold, maintain, stay)
1
upbear(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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abide
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affirm
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agree
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