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defend(verb, support, show, favor, back)
2
advocate(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
2
assert(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
2
champion(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
2
espouse(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
2
maintain(verb, support, favor, back, approve)
2
speak up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain)
2
stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain)
2
stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain)
2
support(verb, maintain, favor, back, approve)
2
sustain(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
2
uphold(verb, support, maintain, back, defend)
1
aid(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
1
answer
1
apologize for(verb, expression, support, maintain, favor)
1
argue(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
1
back(verb, support, maintain, favor, approve)
1
back up(verb, expression, support, maintain, favor)
1
bear one out(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain)
1
befriend(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
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