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uphold
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abating(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging, uplifting)
1
abetting(verb, assisting)
1
allaying(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging, uplifting)
1
alleviating(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging, uplifting)
1
analeptic(adjective, soothing, cheering, respectful, encouraging)
1
answering(verb, defending)
1
arguing(verb, defending)
1
assisting(verb, assisting)
1
assuaging(adjective, soothing, cheering, encouraging, uplifting)
1
auxiliary
1
averting(verb, defending)
1
back up(noun, verb, phrasal verb)
1
backfiring(verb, defending)
1
barricading(verb, defending)
1
barring(verb, defending)
1
bearing
1
benefiting(verb, assisting)
1
bolster
1
bolster up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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