3
encourages(verb, aids)
3
endorses(verb, affirms)
3
extends(verb, continues)
3
nourishes(verb, feeds)
3
nurtures(verb, feeds)
3
persists(verb, continues)
3
prolongs(verb, continues)
3
relieves(verb, aids)
3
resists(verb, defends)
3
saves(verb, defends)
3
serves(verb, aids, assists)
2
accepts(verb, affirms)
2
acknowledges(verb, affirms)
2
asserts(verb, affirms)
2
avers(verb, affirms)
2
bears
2
benefits(verb, aids, assists)
2
bolsters
2
carries
2
declares(verb, affirms)
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