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supporting(verb, supporting, defending, assisting)
7
backing(noun, verb, support, encouragement)
5
sustaining(verb, soothing, cheering, encouraging)
2
propping(verb, supporting)
2
respectful(courteous, deferential, mannerly, reverent)
2
reverent(humble, deferential, respectful, succoring)
2
succoring(verb, soothing, cheering, respectful)
2
underpinning(verb, supporting)
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abating(soothing, cheering, encouraging, uplifting)
1
allaying(soothing, cheering, encouraging, uplifting)
1
alleviating(soothing, cheering, encouraging, uplifting)
1
analeptic(soothing, cheering, respectful, encouraging)
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assuaging(soothing, cheering, encouraging, uplifting)
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cheering(soothing, encouraging, uplifting, refreshing)
1
civil(deferential, reverent, reverential)
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comforting
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consolatory(soothing, cheering, respectful, encouraging)
1
consoling(soothing, cheering, encouraging, uplifting)
1
courteous(deferential, reverent, reverential)
1
curing(noun, spread, protection, defense)
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