811 entries under verb topic. ×
| espouse(support, action, show, maintain) | |
| save(support, help, cover, keep) | |
| stand up for(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) | |
| assert(support, state, action, hold) | |
| keep(support, fix, cover, maintain) | |
| apologize(support, action, apologize) | |
| fend(phrasal verb, support, stop, close) | |
| warrant(support, state, charge, show) | |
| answer(noun, oppose, settle, resist) | |
| avert(activity, stop, separate, secure) | |
| bulwark(activity, support, close, cover) | |
| conserve(support, cover, keep, maintain) | |
| explain(support, show, present, maintain) | |
| fight(separate, secure, prevent, resist) | |
| rationalize(support, show, maintain, favor) | |
| stick up for(noun, expression, idiom, phrasal verb) | |
| argue(support, state, hold, charge) | |
| contend(support, state, hold, press) | |
| endorse(support, hold, help, show) | |
| excuse(noun, support, forgive, substantiate) |
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