stand up for

Strongest matches

• affirm
• allege
• argue
• cite
• claim
• contend
• defend
• proclaim
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• say
• stress
• uphold

Strong matches

• advance
• asseverate
• attest
• aver
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• avow
• justify
• predicate
• press
• pronounce
• protest
• state
• swear
• warrant

Weak match

• put forward

Strongest matches

• aid
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• cooperate
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• sustain
• take care of

Strong matches

• abet
• collaborate
• further
• hype
• plug
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• push
• relieve
• serve
• stump
• thump

Weak matches

• bail out
• do for
• give a boost
• give a leg up
• give a lift
• go down the line for
• go for
• go to bat for
• go with
• grease the wheels
• lend a hand
• make a pitch for
• open doors
• put on the map
• ride shotgun
• root for
• run interference for
• work for
• work with

Strongest matches

• defend
• espouse
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• promote
• uphold

Strong matches

• back
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• contend
• patronize
• support

Weak matches

• go to bat for
• plead for
• put in a good word for
• ride shotgun for
• side with
• stand behind
• thump for

Strongest matches

• litigate
• oppose

Strong matches

• blast
• debate
• dispute
• doubt
• push
• question
• tangle

Weak matches

• call in question
• give it one's all
• go for it
• go for jugular
• jockey for position
• jump on
• mix it up with
• object to
• scramble for
• shoot for

Strongest matches

• advocate
• argue
• assert
• back
• champion
• endorse
• explain
• guarantee
• justify
• maintain
• stand by
• support
• uphold

Strong matches

• aid
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• espouse
• exculpate
• exonerate
• plead
• rationalize
• recommend
• second
• stonewall
• sustain
• vindicate
• warrant

Weak matches

• apologize for
• back up
• bear one out
• come to defense of
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• go to bat for
• prove a case
• put in a good word
• ride shotgun for
• say in defense
• speak up for
• stick up for
• thump for

Strongest matches

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• approve
• back
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• confirm
• defend
• favor
• okay
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• recommend
• sanction
• uphold

Strong matches

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• attest
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• bless
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• certify
• champion
• countenance
• guarantee
• push
• second
• sustain
• underwrite
• warrant
• witness

Weak matches

• back up
• give a boost to
• give green light
• give one's word
• give the go-ahead
• give the nod
• go along with
• go to bat for
• go with
• lend one's name to
• rubber-stamp
• stand behind
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Weak matches

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• endorse
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• stand behind
• stand by
• stick up for
• support

Strongest matches

• assure
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Strong matches

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• bankroll
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• endorse
• evidence
• evince
• grubstake
• guaranty
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• swear
• testify
• wager
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• witness

Weak matches

• answer for
• be surety for
• bind oneself
• get behind
• give bond
• make bail
• make certain
• make sure
• pick up the check
• pick up the tab
• sign for
• stand behind
• vouch for

Strongest matches

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• confirm
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• defend
• explain
• favor
• maintain
• rationalize
• support
• sustain
• uphold
• validate
• vindicate
• warrant

Strong matches

• absolve
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• approve
• assert
• brief
• claim
• clear
• contend
• crawl
• establish
• exculpate
• excuse
• exonerate
• legalize
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• plead
• rebut
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Weak matches

• answer for
• apologize for
• argue for
• be answerable for
• bear out
• cop a plea
• do justice to
• make allowances
• make good
• show cause
• speak in favor

Strongest matches

• add to
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• buttress
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• enlarge
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• support
• underline

Strong matches

• carry
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• multiply
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• sustain
• toughen

Weak matches

• add fuel to fire
• back up
• beef up
• heat up
• lend a hand
• pick up
• pillar
• prop up
• punch up
• soup up

Weak matches

• assert
• come out with
• declare
• have one's say
• insist
• let voice be heard
• make oneself heard
• make plain
• say loud and clear
• sound off
• speak loudly
• speak one's mind

Strongest matches

• aid
• approve
• assist
• back
• bolster
• boost
• endorse
• establish
• help
• hold
• justify
• maintain
• promote
• side with
• uphold

Strong matches

• abet
• advance
• carry
• champion
• cheer
• comfort
• countenance
• forward
• foster
• second
• stay
• substantiate
• sustain
• verify

Weak matches

• agree with
• bear out
• boost morale
• get behind
• go along with
• go to bat for
• keep up
• plead for
• pull for
• put forward
• rally round
• stand behind
• stick by
• stick up for
• take one's side
• take the part of
• throw in one's lot with
• throw in with

Strongest matches

• announce
• argue
• assert
• declare
• depose
• indicate
• swear

Strong matches

• affirm
• attest
• bespeak
• betoken
• certify
• corroborate
• demonstrate
• depone
• evince
• mount
• prove
• show
• sing
• state
• warrant
• witness

Weak matches

• bear witness
• cross one's heart
• give evidence
• give facts
• give one's word
• make evident
• point to
• say so
• swear to
• swear up and down
• token

Strong matches

• affirm
• assert
• asseverate
• assure
• avert
• avow
• back
• certify
• confirm
• contend
• corroborate
• cosign
• declare
• guarantee
• maintain
• okay
• predicate
• profess
• prove
• sponsor
• substantiate
• support
• testify
• uphold
• verify
• vow
• warrant
• witness

Weak matches

• act as a witness
• answer for
• attest to
• be responsible for
• bear testimony
• get behind
• give an affidavit
• put forth
• rubber-stamp
• say so
• sign for
• swear to
• swear up and down