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plead for(verb, expression, support, hold, help)
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push(verb, support, help, increase, develop)
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rationalize(verb, support, maintain, favor, back)
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screen(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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second(verb, support, hold, help, develop)
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side with(verb, expression, support, hold, help)
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subscribe to(verb, expression, support, develop, promote)
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upraise(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage)
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ward
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accredit(verb, support, praise, favor, back)
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admire(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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adore(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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advocate belief(verb, expression, hold, help, maintain)
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agree with(verb, expression, hold, help, maintain)
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alibi(support, favor, explain, substantiate)
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appreciate(verb, get, love, honor, encourage)
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apprize(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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backfire
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bar
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barricade
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APASmart Define. (2015). sustain thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/sustain/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "sustain thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/sustain/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, sustain thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/sustain/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "sustain thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/sustain/thesaurus/synonyms>