as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
became an espouser of environmental causes only after she decided to run for office
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Noun
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The 43-year-old former football player has been a longtime, outspoken proponent of LGBTQ rights.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025 -
Indirect-cost rates are controversial: The proportion of NIH funding that has gone to them has grown over time, and proponents of trimming overhead argue that doing so would make research more efficient.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Transit supporters call him the last chance to ensure the system gets extensive repairs, before a cascade of deferred problems ripples across the subway, buses and commuter railroads.—
Stefanos Chen,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The arrest was triggered by tips to Austrian intelligence that a supporter of IS had posted stories and videos with Islamic extremist content on several TikTok profiles.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Matar was arrested the same day and was ultimately charged with the stabbing of Rushdie and Henry Reese, a 75-year-old entrepreneur and advocate for international writers who was on the stage alongside the author.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Homeless advocates are expecting a future sweep near Colfax Street and Arden Way in the coming days.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Brutalism is once again the matter of mainstream discourse with the release of The Brutalist, a three-and-a-half-hour film about an exponent of the style named Lászlo Tóth.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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An exponent of decadent literature, D’Annunzio, too, raised an army, in 1919, and even tried to establish an independent state in a part of what is now Croatia.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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My team and the promoters are already working on a new date to communicate to you.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The singer noted the show will be postponed to a later date and said her team is working with the concert promoter on rescheduling.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Espouser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espouser. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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