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comfort(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
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confute(verb, uphold, prove, justify)
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control(verb, keep, do, resist)
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countenance(verb, support, hold, take, help)
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disprove(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
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embrace(verb, love, honor, encourage)
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ensure(verb, approve, uphold, protect)
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establish(verb, support, hold, help, present)
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extenuate(verb, claim, uphold, explain)
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favor(verb, support, take, help, keep)
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help(verb, support, hold, keep)
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insist(noun, verb, support, state, hold)
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mind(verb, support, fix, cover, keep)
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nurture(verb, support, help, fix, keep)
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press(verb, state, declare, uphold)
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protest(verb, state, hold, press)
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raise(verb, support, promote, encourage)
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say(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
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side with(verb, expression, support, hold, help)
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stand behind(verb, expression, support, hold, help)
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