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31 entries under defended topic. ×

15
replied(verb, answered, responded)
14
responded(verb, answered, retaliated, responded)
8
returned(noun, verb, answered, responded)
6
countered(verb, answered, retaliated)
6
rebutted(verb, answered, responded)
5
answered(verb, answered, responded)
5
fended
4
guarded
2
defended(verb, responded)
2
argued
2
averted
2
backfired
2
barred
2
barricaded
2
buffered
2
counterattacked
2
covered
1
opposed
1
policed
1
protected
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