support
verb
to approve of an idea or of a person or organization and help them to be successful
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To support an idea, plan or person
get behind
to support an idea, project etc, or help someone in what they are trying to do
speak up for
to say something in support of someone or something
ally
verb
if you ally yourself with something such as a belief or an organization, you show your strong support for it
favour
verb
to support an idea and believe that it is better than other ideas that have been suggested
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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