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act as patron(expression, idiom)
2
advance(verb, support, state, hold, take)
2
advise(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
2
air
2
alibi(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
2
allege(verb, state, hold, take, charge)
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approve(verb, support, hold, help, accept)
2
arm
2
assist(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
2
avow(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
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bar(verb, secure, block, fortify)
2
be
2
be in corner(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
2
bear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
2
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
2
belie(verb, disprove)
2
bicker(verb, contend)
2
bind
2
boost(verb, support, hold, take, help)
2
brace up(expression, support, take, promote, encourage)
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