as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a deserving cause in need of a charismatic white knight who will galvanize public support
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Recent Examples of white knight
Roksanda found a white knight in The Brand Group, which purchased the fashion label founded in 2005.
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
And this is an enormous deficit, a deficit that is in the range of the COVID deficits, without the benefit of any white knights.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Here, his white knight’s armor is sullied before his face is scarred, and how that fits this version of Gotham City makes for a fitting rallying cry all its own.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
Related Articles Friday was the deadline for Express to come up with a white knight/restructuring plan.
—David Moin, WWD, 14 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for white knight
Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
And this is an enormous deficit, a deficit that is in the range of the COVID deficits, without the benefit of any white knights.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Here, his white knight’s armor is sullied before his face is scarred, and how that fits this version of Gotham City makes for a fitting rallying cry all its own.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
Related Articles Friday was the deadline for Express to come up with a white knight/restructuring plan.
—David Moin, WWD, 14 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for white knight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white knight
Noun
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There’s much misinformation about who actually pays tariffs Trump is a proponent of tariffs, insisting that they are paid for by foreign countries.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, is also a staunch free speech proponent.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, Lyle Menendez reacted to the news to his supporters and family in a Facebook post.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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While Dean was extremely private throughout Parton’s career — there are very few photos posted of him online, outside of throwback photos Parton has shared and the album cover for My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy — he’s remained a huge supporter and muse for the singer.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The crackdown drew criticism from free speech advocates and intensified national debates over the rights of students to engage in political activism.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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His first son, Lincoln Gabriel, died by suicide in 2013, turning his father into a suicide-prevention advocate.—
Nora Gámez Torres and,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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For much of the second decade of this century, these efforts were overseen by the man who became the leading exponent of forward defense: Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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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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