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barricade(secure, block, protect)
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bless(support, take, promote, encourage)
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bolster(support, hold, take, help)
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campaign
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carry(support, hold, help, keep)
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check(separate, prevent, resist, rebuff)
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concur
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condone(support, favor, sustain, confirm)
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confess
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confine(restrict, enclose, bound, hedge)
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confront(separate, prevent, resist, rebuff)
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controvert(present, maintain, reason, claim)
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deny(return, acknowledge, claim, counter)
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dispute(charge, separate, maintain, return)
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endure(support, fix, run, continue)
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give
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go for(expression, phrasal verb, support, take)
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go to bat for(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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house(cover, secure, hide, protect)
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keep up(expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
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