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champion v.
defend v.
maintain v.

VERB

champion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defend espouse promote uphold

STRONG

back battle contend patronize support

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forsake

STRONG

oppose

WEAK

be against

VERB

defend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contend fight guard hold maintain oppose preserve prevent resist safeguard secure shield uphold

STRONG

avert battle bulwark cherish conserve cover entrench espouse fortify foster garrison hedge house insure mine nourish save screen shelter sustain war watch withstand

WEAK

beat off care for fend off guard against hold at bay keep safe look after panoply provide sanctuary repel danger stave off take in ward off watch over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert endanger give up harm hurt ignore injure let go lose neglect support surrender

STRONG

forsake make peace

WEAK

attack leave quit relinquish renounce resign

VERB

maintain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate declare defend emphasize hold insist say stress uphold

STRONG

affirm allege asseverate attest aver avow back champion contend correct justify persist profess protest rectify report right state vindicate

WEAK

plead for stand by

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon attack deny desert forget forsake quit

STRONG

conceal give up leave repudiate

WEAK

condemn discard ignore neglect

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fight for

The last 20 years, Marx said, have been one big “lowest-common-denominator fight for attention,” meaning it was easier than ever to remain a public figure and make money off the resulting eyeballs.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

But Pellerin, who previously served as Santa Cruz County Clerk, said it was the memory of a pregnant teen that helped push her to fight for the bill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Jean William Pape, a well-known public health expert who runs medical centers in Haiti, said he is more determined to fight for better health and security in Haiti.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Townsend is thought to be the second man from Yorkshire to die during the war, with 18-year-old James Wilton, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, killed in 2024 after he volunteered to fight for Ukraine.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

At the same time, as men across Europe were enlisted to fight for their countries, the flow of immigrants into the United States ceased.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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