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15
support(verb, support, help, develop, maintain)
10
back(verb, support, hold, help, develop)
10
uphold(verb, support, hold, help, develop)
9
endorse(verb, support, hold, help, develop)
8
advocate(verb, support, develop, maintain, promote)
8
champion(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
8
espouse(verb, support, help, maintain, promote)
7
get behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
7
stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
6
stand behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
6
stick by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
5
go along with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
5
help(verb, support, hold, advance, maintain)
5
promote(verb, support, hold, help, advance)
5
stand by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
4
second(verb, support, hold, help, develop)
3
assist(verb, support, hold, help, advance)
3
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
3
encourage(verb, support, help, develop, maintain)
2
abet(verb, support, hold, help, advance)
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