218 entries under defend topic. ×

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call for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, hold)
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crawl(verb, explain, substantiate, validate)
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debate(verb, state, move, charge, maintain)
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declare(verb, state, hold, take, show)
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encourage(verb, support, take, maintain, promote)
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endorse(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
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enjoin(verb, state, charge, maintain, favor)
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go to bat for(verb, expression, idiom, support, hold)
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guarantee(noun, verb, support, maintain, favor)
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have bone to pick(expression, idiom, state, charge, maintain)
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hold(verb, state, take, help, charge)
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insist(verb, state, hold, take, charge)
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make allowances(verb, expression, lessen, explain)
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make good(verb, expression, support, settle, back)
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plead for(verb, expression, support, hold, take)
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prescribe(verb, state, charge, maintain, favor)
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promote(verb, support, hold, take, help)
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push(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
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put forward(verb, expression, state, hold, help)
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put in a good word(expression, idiom, support, maintain, praise)
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