3
sacred(adjective, protected)
3
secure(adjective, perfect, safe, snug, intact)
3
vindicated(verb, secure, safe, protected)
2
averted
2
barricaded(verb, adjective, guarded, protected, walled)
2
championed
2
confronted(verb, contend, contended)
2
contended(verb, contended)
2
denied(verb, responded, disproved)
2
fortified(verb, adjective, firm, safe, guarded)
2
impregnable(adjective, secure, safe, snug, intact)
2
invulnerable
2
justified(verb, adjective, responded)
2
reacted(verb, responded)
2
refuted(verb, responded, disproved)
2
replied(verb, responded)
2
responded(verb, responded)
2
retorted(verb, responded)
2
returned(verb, responded)
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