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appeal(noun, verb, order, charge, present)
8
defend(verb, support, show, present)
8
argue(verb, support, state, favor)
8
assert(verb, support, state, present)
6
advocate(verb, support, state, press)
6
adduce(verb, state, charge, declare)
6
claim(verb, support, state, order, charge)
6
declare(verb, state, charge, claim)
6
justify(verb, support, present, favor)
6
persuade(verb, press, bother, push)
6
present(verb, state, charge, declare)
4
advance(verb, support, charge, press)
4
cite(verb, state, charge, declare)
4
contend(verb, support, present, favor)
4
explain(verb, support, present, favor)
4
put forward(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, charge)
4
question(verb, provoke, reason, call)
4
reason(verb, present, claim, defend)
4
say(verb, return, reason, acknowledge)
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vindicate(verb, support, present, favor)
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