| support(verb, help, increase, maintain, promote) |
| defend(noun, verb, support, state, hold) |
| champion(verb, support, hold, help, maintain) |
| back(verb, support, hold, help, maintain) |
| stick up for(noun, verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb) |
| uphold(verb, support, state, hold, help) |
| advocate(verb, support, maintain, promote, praise) |
| assert(verb, support, state, maintain, favor) |
| endorse(verb, support, hold, help, maintain) |
| maintain(verb, support, state, hold, help) |
| recommend(verb, support, maintain, praise, favor) |
| guarantee(verb, support, maintain, praise, favor) |
| sustain(verb, support, hold, help, increase) |
| assure(verb, support, maintain, secure, back) |
| attest(verb, support, state, press, maintain) |
| certify(verb, support, state, maintain, secure) |
| confirm(verb, support, maintain, praise, secure) |
| espouse(verb, support, maintain, promote, favor) |
| justify(verb, support, state, hold, help) |
| plead for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |