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| authorize(verb, support, accept, praise, favor) | |
| champion(verb, support, hold, help, maintain) | |
| comfort(noun, verb, support, hold, help) | |
| countenance(verb, support, hold, take, go) | |
| entertain(verb, support, take, love, consider) | |
| espouse(verb, support, hold, maintain, oppose) | |
| resist(verb, hold, take, meet, keep) | |
| stand by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help) | |
| stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, hold) | |
| stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) | |
| bear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) | |
| care for(verb, expression, support, hold, keep) | |
| cultivate(verb, support, keep, love, honor) | |
| promote(verb, support, hold, help, advance) | |
| stay(verb, support, hold, help, advance) | |
| answer | |
| boost(verb, support, hold, help, increase) | |
| buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) | |
| oppose(verb, hold, take, meet, maintain) | |
| raise(verb, support, increase, maintain, promote) |
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