129 entries under encourage topic. ×

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care for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, cover)
5
confirm(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
5
foster(verb, support, hold, help, fix)
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plead for(verb, expression, support, hold, take)
5
recommend(verb, support, take, show, promote)
5
speak for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, take)
4
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
4
promote(verb, support, hold, take, help)
4
ride shotgun for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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second(verb, support, hold, help, show)
3
argue for(verb, expression, support, take, promote)
3
bless(verb, support, take, promote)
3
bolster(verb, support, hold, take, help)
3
carry(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
3
go for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, take)
3
go to bat for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
3
nurse(verb, support, help, keep, love)
3
push(verb, support, take, promote, praise)
2
advance(verb, support, state, hold, take)
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advise(verb, support, take, promote)
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