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said(verb, express, say, dialogue, spoke)
11
retained(verb, adjective, accept, safe, reserved)
11
preserved(verb, adjective, secure, spread, safe)
10
asserted(verb, accept, consent, acceptance, affirmed)
10
continued(verb, adjective, accept, constant, consent)
10
sustained(verb, adjective, constant, safe, received)
9
claimed(verb, accept, consent, acceptance, affirmed)
9
kept(verb, adjective, spread, safe, reserved)
8
affirmed(verb, accept, consent, acceptance, affirmed)
8
conserved(verb, adjective, protected, retained, conserved)
8
defended(verb, accept, consent, acceptance, protected)
6
accepted(verb, accept, consent, acceptance, affirmed)
6
endorsed(verb, accept, consent, acceptance, affirmed)
6
held(verb, adjective, reserved, used, received)
6
saved(verb, adjective, safe, reserved, released)
6
supported(verb, constant, ordered, affirmed, continued)
5
cherished(verb, adjective, accept, secure, safe)
5
acknowledged(verb, accept, consent, acceptance, affirmed)
5
approved(verb, accept, consent, acceptance, affirmed)
5
assumed(verb, accept, consent, acceptance, believed)
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