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promote(verb, support, hold, take, help)
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propose(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
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push(verb, support, take, help, maintain)
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relieve(verb, support, help, maintain, promote)
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ride shotgun for(expression, idiom, support, take, cover)
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root for(verb, expression, support, take, help)
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run interference for(verb, expression, idiom, support, take)
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say so(expression, support, take, promote, encourage)
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second(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
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side(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
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speak for(expression, support, take, promote, encourage)
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spread around(expression, support, take, promote, encourage)
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stand by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, show)
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stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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stonewall(verb, support, cover, keep, maintain)
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stump for(verb, expression, support, take, maintain)
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sustain(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
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tout(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
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uphold(verb, support, hold, take, help)
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