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support(verb, take, help, maintain, promote)
5
champion(verb, support, hold, take, help)
5
vindicate(verb, support, hold, take, maintain)
4
advocate(verb, support, hold, cause, maintain)
4
maintain(verb, support, hold, help, favor)
4
uphold(verb, support, hold, take, help)
3
stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
3
stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
advance(verb, support, hold, take, help)
2
assert(verb, support, hold, maintain, favor)
2
back(verb, support, hold, take, help)
2
bolster(verb, support, hold, take, help)
2
boost(verb, support, hold, take, help)
2
countenance(verb, support, hold, take, help)
2
encourage(verb, support, take, promote, favor)
2
espouse(verb, support, promote, favor, back)
2
favor(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
2
go to bat for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
justify(verb, support, hold, take, help)
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promote(verb, support, hold, take, help)
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APASmart Define. (2015). plead for thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/plead_for/thesaurus/synonyms
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