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justify(verb, support, hold, take)
22
defend(verb, support, hold, take)
20
assert(verb, support, hold, take)
16
uphold(verb, support, hold, take)
13
maintain(verb, support, hold, charge)
13
warrant(verb, support, charge, press)
10
claim(verb, support, hold, get)
7
argue(verb, support, hold, charge)
7
contend(verb, support, hold, press)
4
aver(verb, hold, charge, press)
3
affirm(verb, hold, charge, press)
3
allege(verb, hold, take, charge)
3
avow(verb, hold, charge, press)
3
exact(verb, hold, take, get)
3
hold(verb, take, charge, present)
3
stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
advance(verb, support, hold, take)
2
call for(verb, expression, hold, take)
2
challenge(verb, hold, take, maintain)
2
cross(verb, get, charge, maintain)
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