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| assert(verb, support, state, action, hold) | |
| keep(verb, support, fix, cover) | |
| fend(verb, phrasal verb, support, stop, close) | |
| warrant(verb, support, state, charge, show) | |
| bulwark(verb, activity, support, close, cover) | |
| conserve(verb, support, cover, keep) | |
| explain(verb, support, show, present) | |
| rationalize(verb, support, show, favor) | |
| stick up for(noun, verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb) | |
| argue(verb, support, state, hold, charge) | |
| contend(verb, support, state, hold, press) | |
| endorse(verb, support, hold, help, show) | |
| stand by(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, support) | |
| cherish(verb, keep, secure, do) | |
| claim(verb, support, state, hold, charge) | |
| exonerate(verb, support, action, show) | |
| hold(verb, state, take, help, charge) | |
| watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, fix) | |
| exculpate(verb, support, show, favor) | |
| nourish(verb, support, help, fix, keep) |
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