13
support(noun, verb, support, help, keep)
10
back(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
10
uphold(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
9
advocate(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
8
champion(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
7
defend(noun, verb, support, hold, help)
7
stick(verb, link, conjoin)
7
stick by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain)
6
act
6
endorse(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
6
maintain(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
6
second(verb, support, maintain, promote, praise)
6
stand behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, advance)
6
stick around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
5
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain)
5
side with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
5
sustain(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
4
help(noun, verb, support, keep, maintain)
4
stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
3
adhere(verb, hold, agree, follow, observe)
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