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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
defend .
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Examples
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Sarah Palin defended the public's right to question the legitimacy of President Obama's birth certificate, but noted that she is not demanding for it to be released.
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Remember when Palin defended the right to kill wolves from helicopters?
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Washington (CNN) - Sen. John McCain defended his state's controversial immigration law, arguing Monday on the Senate floor that Arizona needed to approve the tough new measure to ensure the safety of its citizens.
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Sen. John McCain defended his state's controversial immigration law, arguing Monday on the Senate floor that Arizona needed to approve the tough new measure to ensure the safety of its citizens.
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If we want to be defended from the unspeakable cruelties of the terrorist by methods that are too ghastly to be permitted, we want the cover-up of those methods.
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• In Albuquerque, Republican John McCain defended his opposition to a bill that would increase veterans 'education benefits by $52 billion over 10 years.
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For his part, Mr. McCain defended the role of one of his closest advisers, Randy Schneunemann, as a former lobbyist in an interview with USA Today.
Early Word: Convention Previews - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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For his part, Mr. McCain defended the role of one of his closest advisers, Randy Schneunemann, as a former lobbyist in an interview with USA Today.
Early Word: Convention Previews - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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McCain defended himself then lit into Mitt's record of raising taxes.
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McCain defended himself then lit into Mitt's record of raising taxes.
qroqqa commented on the word defended
In legal terminology this can be an adjective, as demonstrated by its occurrence as complement of 'become': 'a claim that has become defended', 'if the proceedings become defended', 'debts which become defended'.
July 22, 2009