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puff up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, praise)
2
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2
stroke(noun, verb, expression, support, honor)
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2
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1
PR(noun, honor, praise, pay, approval)
1
abet(verb, support, develop, promote, favor)
1
accolade(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
1
accredit(verb, support, praise, approve, endorse)
1
admiration(noun, praise, approval, courtesy, credit)
1
adulate(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter)
1
adulation(noun, praise, courtesy, flattery, commendation)
1
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1
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1
aid(verb, support, develop, promote, favor)
1
applaud(verb, praise, acknowledge, approve, endorse)
1
appreciation(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
1
approbation(noun, increase, honor, praise, regard)
1
approve(verb, support, develop, praise, favor)
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