37 entries under verb topic. ×

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support(noun, hold, maintain, stay)
15
buttress(noun, support, hold, maintain)
12
prop(noun, support, hold, maintain)
10
brace(noun, support, hold, maintain)
9
stay(noun, support, hold, maintain)
6
crutch(noun, support, hold, maintain)
4
shore(noun, support, hold, maintain)
4
strut(noun, support, hold, maintain)
3
bolster(noun, support, hold, maintain)
2
bear(hold, maintain, stay, base)
2
carry(hold, maintain, uphold, reinforce)
2
cradle(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
hold(noun, support, maintain, base)
2
hold up(expression, hold, maintain, stay)
2
keep up(expression, hold, maintain, stay)
2
maintain(reinforce, buttress, buoy)
2
reinforce(hold, maintain, uphold, bolster)
2
shore up(expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
shoulder(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
sustain(hold, maintain, uphold, reinforce)
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APASmart Define. (2015). mainstay thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/mainstay/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "mainstay thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/mainstay/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, mainstay thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/mainstay/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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