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assert(verb, state, action, hold)
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keep(verb, fix, cover, maintain)
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apologize(verb, action, apologize)
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fend(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
10
warrant(verb, state, charge, show)
9
bulwark(verb, activity, close, cover)
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conserve(verb, cover, keep, maintain)
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explain(verb, show, present, maintain)
9
rationalize(verb, show, maintain, favor)
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stick up for(noun, verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
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argue(verb, state, hold, charge)
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contend(verb, state, hold, press)
8
endorse(verb, hold, help, show)
8
excuse(noun, verb, forgive, substantiate)
8
stand by(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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claim(verb, state, hold, charge)
7
exonerate(verb, action, show, maintain)
7
keep safe(verb, expression, idiom, cover)
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rebut(verb, stop, separate, favor)
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watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fix)
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APASmart Define. (2015). defend thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/defend/thesaurus/synonyms
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