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panoply(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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preserve(support, hold, cover, keep)
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prevent(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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register(cover, protect, shield)
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resist(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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ring(open, protect, circle, enclose)
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safeguard(support, hold, cover, keep)
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save(support, hold, cover, keep)
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secure(support, hold, cover, keep)
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seesaw(stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
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shelter(noun, support, hold, cover)
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shield(noun, support, hold, cover)
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shuck(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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sit on the fence(expression, idiom, avoid, shift)
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slide(move, cut, slip, avoid)
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straddle(stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
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tergiverse(move, cut, slip, avoid)
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trick(noun, move, cut, decline)
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uphold(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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veil(noun, cover, circle, shield)
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