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fortify(verb, support, hold, strong, maintain)
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bulwark(noun, verb, support, hold, cover)
5
guard(noun, verb, hold, cover, maintain)
4
hold(verb, maintain, oppose, secure, resist)
3
contend(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
defend(verb, secure, guard, shield)
3
entrench(verb, support, hold, maintain, oppose)
3
mine(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
avert(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
cherish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
conserve(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
cover(noun, verb, hold, maintain, oppose)
2
embattle(verb, support, secure, strengthen)
2
espouse(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
fend off(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
fight(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
fight for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
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garrisoned(verb, hold, maintain, secure)
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