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support(verb, help, accept, love)
16
advocate(verb, support, help, promote)
15
take up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, take)
14
back(verb, support, help, advance)
13
defend(verb, support, show, promote)
12
champion(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
11
uphold(verb, support, hold, help)
8
promote(verb, support, help, advance)
8
sustain(verb, support, hold, oppose)
7
second(verb, support, help, 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
assert(verb, support, favor, back)
3
assist(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
3
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
3
carry(verb, support, sustain, defend)
3
cover(verb, hold, accept, oppose)
3
protect(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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