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6
shields(verb, protects)
5
guards(verb, protects)
5
safeguards(verb, protects)
5
shelters(verb, protects)
2
advocates
2
champions
2
screens
2
struggles(verb, contends)
2
wards
1
acts
1
arrests
1
backs
1
books
1
bulwarks
1
checks
1
claims
1
confines
1
crusades
1
curbs
0
abides
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APASmart Define. (2013). defends thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/defends/thesaurus/synonyms
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