3
asseverate(verb, hold, claim, argue, insist)
3
aver(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
3
barricade(verb, secure, block, protect)
3
bless(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
3
bolster(verb, support, hold, take, help)
3
book
3
campaign(verb, support)
3
carry(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
3
check(verb, separate, prevent, resist, rebuff)
3
concord
3
concur
3
condone(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
3
confess(verb, apologize)
3
confine(verb, restrict, enclose, bound, hedge)
3
confront(verb, separate, prevent, resist, rebuff)
3
controvert(verb, present, maintain, reason, claim)
3
deny(verb, return, acknowledge, claim, counter)
3
dispute(verb, charge, separate, maintain, return)
3
encourage(support, take, love, honor, maintain)
3
endure(verb, support, fix, run, continue)
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