1
averted(verb, defended)
1
backfired(verb, defended)
1
barred(verb, defended)
1
barricaded(verb, defended)
1
benefited(verb, assisted)
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borne
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buffered(verb, defended)
1
buttressed(verb, supported)
1
championed
1
confirmatory
1
confirmed
1
counterattacked(verb, defended)
1
countered(verb, defended)
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covered(verb, defended)
1
favored(verb, assisted)
1
fended(verb, defended)
1
fostered(verb, assisted)
1
founded on
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grounded on
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guarded(verb, defended)
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