63 entries under buttress topic. ×

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cradle(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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crutch(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
harden(verb, support, increase, sustain, uphold)
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mainstay(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
maintain(verb, support, help, keep, promote)
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shoulder(verb, hold, take, maintain, continue)
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stiffen(verb, support, increase, sustain, uphold)
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toughen(verb, support, increase, sustain, uphold)
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undergird(verb, support, hold, maintain, stay)
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upbear(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
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add fuel to fire(verb, expression, idiom, support, increase)
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add to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase)
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augment(verb, support, increase, boost, sustain)
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base(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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be a foundation for(verb, support, hold, maintain, stay)
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bed(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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boost(verb, support, help, increase, maintain)
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bottom(verb, support, hold, maintain, stay)
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build up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase)
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buoy(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
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