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keep safe(expression, hold, oppose, secure)
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mine(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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panoply(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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preserve(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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provide sanctuary(expression, hold, oppose, secure)
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put up a fight(verb, expression, idiom, attack)
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repel danger(expression, hold, oppose, secure)
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retain(hold, keep, oppose, secure)
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stave off(expression, hold, control, cut, check)
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take in(expression, hold, oppose, secure)
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take on(verb, expression, support, take, force)
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tangle with(verb, expression, support, force, meet)
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war(hold, meet, attack, oppose)
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affirm(oppose, declare, object, protest)
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assert(verb, oppose, declare, fight)
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asseverate(oppose, declare, object, protest)
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attest(oppose, declare, object, protest)
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avouch(oppose, declare, object, protest)
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avow(oppose, declare, object, protest)
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back-talk(oppose, declare, object, protest)
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APASmart Define. (2016). resist thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/resist/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, resist thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/resist/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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