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defends(verb, defends)
4
protects(verb, defends)
3
averts(verb, defends)
3
wards(noun, verb, defends)
2
covers(verb, defends)
2
guards(noun, verb, defends)
2
opposes(verb, defends)
2
repels
2
resists(verb, defends)
2
safeguards(noun, verb, defends)
2
screens(noun, verb, defends)
2
secures(verb, defends)
2
shields(noun, verb, defends)
2
supports(verb, defends)
1
abides
1
answers(verb, defends)
1
argues(verb, defends)
1
avoids
1
backfires(verb, defends)
1
balks
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