Defend and Supported

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Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
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Supported is a synonym for defend. In some cases you can replace term "Supported" with "Defend", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: defense, defence, defender, defensive, defending

Supported

Supported adjective - Held up or having the weight borne especially from below.
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Defend is a synonym for supported. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Supported".
Nearby Words: support, supporter, supporting, supportive, supportable

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  • Wrestling / John Laurinaitis This move was so horrific that it was considered an In-Universe Kick the Dog by Jerry Lawler and John Cena, and even Michael Cole, who had defended and supported everything he'd done before that, didn't make a move to defend it, or Laurinaitis, the rest of the night.
    Source: Wrestling / John Laurinaitis
  • Useful Notes / Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Given the Allies' total air supremacy, this left them in a position to make a supported landing on the northernmost Home Island of Ezo/Hokkaido from the tiny and isolated IJA forces that had been assigned to defend it, and use this as a springboard to take Honshu.
    Source: Useful Notes / Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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