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uphold(verb, hold, keep, oppose)
5
vindicate(verb, defend, prove, justify)
5
watch over(verb, expression, support, hold, fix)
4
look after(verb, expression, support, hold, fix)
4
mind(verb, support, fix, cover, keep)
4
panoply(noun, verb, hold, oppose)
4
sustain(verb, support, hold, fix, keep)
4
watch(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
3
fortify(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
3
guard against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold)
3
insure(verb, hold, cover, oppose)
3
oppose(verb, hold, cover, secure)
3
resist(verb, hold, cover, oppose)
3
take care of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cover)
2
advocate(defend, uphold, prove, mask)
2
argue(verb, defend, uphold, prove)
2
attend(verb, support, fix, cover, keep)
2
avert(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
2
battle(noun, verb, support, hold)
2
ensure(verb, uphold, protect, safeguard)
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