Synonyms for defended
de·fend·ed

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1. List of paraphrases for "defended":

   advocated, championed, upheld, protected, defend, forbidden

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1. James Dobson:

   The institution of marriage is fundamental and it must be defended.

2. Rachel Cork:

   Yeah, my son defended himself, it could have been the other way around. It could have been my son, I’m the one I’m picking up and having to bury, but it wasn’t.

3. President Hassan Rouhani:

   The same way that we defended our independence on the battlefield, we have and will continue to defend our independence at the negotiating table, what we are after in the negotiations is to reach a win-win mutual understanding.

4. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu:

   We have always defended safe zones and no-fly zones in Syria. People who have been displaced can be placed in those safe zones.

5. Seth Curry:

   I understand the opposition is not going to want that happen on their home floor, they defended accordingly.