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fend(verb, support, cover, keep, maintain)
4
look after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
4
oppose(verb, hold, maintain, secure, resist)
4
resist(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
cherish(verb, hold, keep, maintain, oppose)
3
fend off(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
fight for(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
fortify(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
stave off(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
take in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
3
ward off(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
beat off(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
bulwark(support, hold, cover, keep, maintain)
2
care for(verb, expression, support, hold, control)
2
contend(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
entrench(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
espouse(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
fight(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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foster(verb, support, hold, help, cover)
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