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shore(verb, support, hold, maintain)
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spine(support, prop, backbone)
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standby(support, prop, backbone)
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strength(support, substance, advantage, prop)
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strut(verb, support, hold, maintain)
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admirer
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advocate(support, character, stay, partisan)
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backer(support, stay, advocate, champion)
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bolster(verb, support, hold, maintain)
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champion(support, character, stay, advocate)
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chief support(expression, support, prop, backbone)
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leader(character, rock, hero)
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lynchpin
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maintainer(support, stay, rock, partisan)
3
protagonist(person, figure)
3
sponsor(support, person, stay, advocate)
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sustainer(support, stay, advocate, prop)
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anchorman
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angel(support, stay, advocate, champion)
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arch
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APASmart Define. (2015). mainstay thesaurus. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/mainstay/thesaurus/synonyms
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