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strengthen(verb, support, hold, help, fix)
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underwrite(verb, support, keep, maintain)
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buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain)
5
finance(verb, support, keep, maintain)
5
fortify(verb, support, hold, help, fix)
5
nurture(verb, support, control, help, advance)
5
sponsor(verb, support, help, maintain, promote)
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plead for(verb, expression, support, hold, take)
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speak for(expression, support, take, help, promote)
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succor(verb, support, help, develop, maintain)
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uplift(verb, support, move, maintain)
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argue for(verb, expression, support, take, promote)
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befriend(verb, support, help, keep, develop)
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benefit(verb, support, help, maintain)
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bless(verb, support, take, accept, promote)
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cherish(verb, support, hold, take, maintain)
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hold with(verb, expression, support, take, accept)
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nourish(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
3
prop up(verb, expression, support, help, maintain)
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push(verb, support, take, help, develop)
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APASmart Define. (2015). uphold thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/uphold/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "uphold thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/uphold/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, uphold thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/uphold/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "uphold thesaurus" 22 December 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/uphold/thesaurus/synonyms>