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as in protected
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as in guarded
to drive danger or attack away from
a solemn oath to defend the mother country at any cost
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as in justified
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
she will pigheadedly defend any claim regardless of all evidence to the contrary
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“Defended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defended. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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