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back(verb, support, hold, take, help)
8
bear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
8
clear(verb, free, defend, explain)
8
contend(verb, state, move, hold, press)
8
sustain(verb, support, hold, help, show)
6
extenuate(verb, cover, ease, moderate)
6
plead(verb, support, present, favor)
6
prove(verb, support, state, move, show)
4
allege(verb, state, hold, take, charge)
3
apologize for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, cover)
3
aver(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
3
champion(verb, support, hold, take, help)
3
countenance(verb, support, hold, take, help)
3
demonstrate(verb, move, show, present)
3
do justice to(verb, expression, idiom, defend)
3
establish(verb, support, move, hold, help)
3
recommend(verb, support, take, promote)
3
stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
3
whitewash(verb, cover, discharge, ease)
2
advance(verb, support, state, hold, take)
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