Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human ally | human defender |
| best | best ally | best defender |
| steadfast | steadfast ally | steadfast defender |
| true | true ally | true defender |
| Other adjectives: effective, loyal, powerful, real, staunch, stalwart, great, main, young, important, chief, heroic, sole, wounded, former, primary, last, greatest, occasional, said, previous, strongest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Similarly, Charlie is a darker version of Leo McGarry, his best friend, his greatest ally, his fiercest defender, and — on occasion — his harshest critic.
Source: Series / The Newsroom - Neither can attack the other, because their shared ally would side with the defender.
Source: Mutual Disadvantage -
In 1986, the Amiga game Defender of the Crown featured Robin as a recruitable ally three times in the course of game-play; this was a selling point of the game.
Source: Myth / Robin Hood
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