as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a promoter of greater understanding and cooperation among churches
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Recent Examples of promoter
Appellate Court rules concert promoter had no duty to stop drunken driver who killed Farmington teen
Appellate Court rules concert promoter had no duty to stop drunken driver who killed Farmington teen
CT ranks near bottom for bottle and can redemption.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
Their grandfather, Fritz Von Erich, was a wrestling legend and the promoter behind World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW).
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Fury’s legendary promoter, Frank Warren, seemed to take the announcement in stride.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
This was just the latest in a series of moves—including elevating former Republican operative Joel Kaplan to chief global affairs officer and adding combat-sports promoter Dana White to Meta’s board—that seem to indicate the company is vying to get into the good graces of the new administration.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
Their grandfather, Fritz Von Erich, was a wrestling legend and the promoter behind World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW).
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Fury’s legendary promoter, Frank Warren, seemed to take the announcement in stride.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
This was just the latest in a series of moves—including elevating former Republican operative Joel Kaplan to chief global affairs officer and adding combat-sports promoter Dana White to Meta’s board—that seem to indicate the company is vying to get into the good graces of the new administration.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoter
Noun
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Parts of Trump’s plan have some high-profile proponents: namely JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, the leader of the world’s largest bank.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked a bill that proponents said would ensure that newborns surviving abortions received medical care and critics said would add legal risks for doctors.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Taake, 36, was serving a 6-year sentence in a Colorado prison when President Donald Trump pardoned him and 1,500 other MAGA supporters for seizing the Capitol in protest of his 2020 election defeat.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Yoon was impeached and suspended from presidential duties over his actions and has been in detention since his Jan. 15 arrest following an hours-long standoff between law enforcement and the president's guard and supporters.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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Today marks School Choice Week, a time when advocates of educational freedom highlight and promote the value of school choice.—
The Editorial Board,
Orange County Register,
28 Jan. 2025
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Transgender rights advocates claim there are as many as 15,000 transgender service members in the U.S. military, though a RAND Corporation study from 2016 found the number to be in the low thousands.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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Djokovic, who has mastered the art of winning the first four rounds of a major with as little trouble as possible over his career, is the greatest exponent of Grand Slam pacing the sport has ever seen.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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According to the authors of a preprint posted to the physics arXiv in February, however, recent biological research suggests a higher scaling exponent of 3 known as Murray's Law, for the rule of trees.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Promoter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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