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support(verb, help, accept, love, maintain)
16
advocate(verb, support, help, maintain, promote)
15
take up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, take)
14
back(verb, support, help, advance, maintain)
12
champion(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
11
uphold(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
10
maintain(verb, support, hold, accept, love)
8
approve(verb, support, accept, love, agree)
8
promote(verb, support, help, advance, maintain)
8
sustain(verb, support, hold, maintain, oppose)
7
second(verb, support, help, maintain, favor)
6
endorse(verb, support, help, accept, love)
4
aid(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
4
side with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
4
stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
3
argue for(expression, support, back)
3
assert(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
3
assist(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
3
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
3
carry(verb, support, maintain, sustain)
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