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prop(verb, support, hold, help, increase)
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support(verb, hold, help, increase, keep)
11
brace(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
11
buttress(verb, support, hold, help, increase)
10
bolster(verb, support, hold, help, increase)
7
sustain(verb, support, hold, help, increase)
6
uphold(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
5
shore(verb, support, hold, maintain)
4
bear(verb, support, hold, take, help)
4
hold(verb, support, maintain, continue)
3
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
3
keep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
3
underpin(verb, support, take, continue)
2
cradle(verb, hold, maintain, bear)
2
crutch(verb, hold, maintain, bear)
2
mainstay(verb, hold, maintain, bear)
2
shoulder(verb, hold, take, maintain, continue)
2
undergird(verb, support, hold, maintain)
2
upbear(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
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base(verb, hold, maintain, bear)
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