Hold
Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Supporting is a synonym for hold. In some cases you can replace term "Supporting" with "Hold", this verbs are similar.
Supporting
Supporting adjective - Serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something.
Both words in one sentence
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A large number the supporting cast in Sonic X: Dark Chaos is this - the Crapsack World doesn't hold back.
Source: Shell-Shocked Veteran -
Supporting Harem: All the girls know that while Issei may love each and every one of them, Rias is the one to hold the title "legal wife".
Source: Light Novel / High School D×D - Harvey Keitel was always a good supporting actor, proving he could hold his own alongside DeNiro but never getting the big parts.
Source: Sugar Wiki / He Really Can Act
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Supporting and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/supporting
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Supporting or Hold. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/supporting.
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