Protect
Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Support is a synonym for protect in take care of topic. In some cases you can use "Support" instead a verb "Protect", when it comes to topics like defend, keep someone safe.
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Both words in one sentence
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Abyssals are able to completely defy their masters, Resonance be damned, if they act to protect or support their Lunar mates.
Source: Faustian Rebellion - Hauyuki Arita, main character of Accel World, made a vow to support and protect his leader Kuroyukihime in the Brain Burst game.
Source: Declaration of Protection -
Ladies are supposed to be in leadership roles while their Princes protect and support them.
Source: Anime / Lady Jewelpet
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Support and Protect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/protect/support
Protect & Support. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/protect/support>.
Support or Protect. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/protect/support.
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