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supply(verb, support, help, give, keep)
6
attest(verb, support, state, hold, press)
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confirm(verb, support, state, help, accept)
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prop(verb, support, calm, help, fix)
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approve(verb, support, hold, help, accept)
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corroborate(verb, support, back, declare, confirm)
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endorse(verb, support, hold, help, accept)
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plead(verb, support, state, charge, present)
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protract(verb, support, help, keep, continue)
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stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, state)
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stay(verb, support, stop, hold, help)
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verify(verb, support, state, hold, help)
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back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, promote)
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bolster(verb, support, hold, help, give)
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buttress(verb, support, calm, help, set)
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establish(verb, support, state, hold, order)
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help(verb, support, hold, keep, promote)
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keep alive(verb, expression, idiom, support, help)
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plead for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
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put forward(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, hold)
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