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| corroborate(verb, support, show, increase, present) | |
| confirm(verb, support, check, show, increase) | |
| verify(verb, support, hold, help, check) | |
| validate(verb, support, check, show, determine) | |
| support(verb, help, show, increase, maintain) | |
| prove(verb, support, check, show, maintain) | |
| establish(verb, support, hold, help, show) | |
| bear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) | |
| sustain(verb, support, hold, help, show) | |
| back(verb, support, hold, help, show) | |
| justify(verb, support, hold, help, show) | |
| endorse(verb, support, hold, help, show) | |
| uphold(verb, support, hold, help, show) | |
| warrant(verb, support, show, maintain, determine) | |
| make good(verb, expression, idiom, support, favor) | |
| assert(verb, support, show, maintain, favor) | |
| back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help) | |
| approve(verb, support, hold, help, maintain) | |
| bolster(verb, support, hold, help, increase) | |
| vindicate(verb, support, maintain, explain) |
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