4
get hitched(verb, expression, idiom, join, catch)
4
hook up with(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
opt for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, accept)
4
side with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
4
stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
3
abet(verb, help, play, agree, aid)
3
acquire(verb, accept, develop, turn, assume)
3
agree(verb, help, accept, play, aid)
3
argue for(expression, support, back, defend)
3
assert(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
3
assist(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
3
assume(verb, support, accept, open, develop)
3
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
3
borrow(verb, support, accept, love, agree)
3
carry(verb, support, maintain, sustain, defend)
3
comply(verb, agree, acquiesce, accede, concur)
3
cooperate(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
3
cover(verb, hold, accept, maintain, oppose)
3
determine(verb, take, accept, love, favor)
3
encompass(verb, accept, have, use, welcome)
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