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212 entries under defend topic. ×
| speak up for(expression, idiom, support, maintain, back) | |
| ward | |
| adduce(verb, state, hold, take, maintain) | |
| alibi(support, explain, substantiate, validate) | |
| allege(verb, state, hold, take, press) | |
| ask(verb, state, hold, take, maintain) | |
| backfire | |
| bar | |
| barricade | |
| be answerable for(verb, support, explain, substantiate) | |
| bear one out(expression, idiom, support, maintain, back) | |
| believe(verb, state, hold, take, maintain) | |
| brief(support, explain, substantiate, validate) | |
| buffer | |
| call for(verb, expression, state, hold, take) | |
| challenge(verb, state, hold, take, maintain) | |
| clear(verb, support, maintain, favor, sustain) | |
| collect(verb, state, hold, take, maintain) | |
| come to defense of(expression, idiom, support, maintain, back) | |
| convey(verb, support, help, keep, maintain) |
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