Aid
Aid verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Holds
Both words in one sentence
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She avoids Blinding Bangs with the aid of a pink hairclip that holds the other half of her bangs in place.
Source: Peek-a-Bangs -
Hakufu Tousen in Ikki Tousen never holds grudges, always comes to her friends and family's aid, and is against the idea of violence and killing against her opponents.
Source: Incorruptible Pure Pureness -
In Episode 4, after Ben ran off and abandoned Clementine when they were surrounded by walkers, Chuck runs to her aid and tells the group to move on while he holds back the walkers.
Source: Video Game / The Walking Dead
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