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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
Mark Twain, Noah Webster, and President Theodore Roosevelt are among past advocates of a reformed spelling system
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as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
with such a strong case against him, he's going to need the best advocate that money can buy
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as in to endorse
to promote the interests or cause of
environmentalists advocating agricultural methods designed to slow the destruction of rain forests
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Recent Examples of advocate
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
At the March committee hearing, Robinson said the court case enabled him to become an advocate and mentor at Restore Justice and an active member in his church.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk posted a video on X of Milton Friedman advocating for free trade, in one of the strongest examples yet of the billionaire SpaceX founder’s break with Trump on tariffs.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie,michael Wayland,april Roach,erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The event was hosted by Christian Siriano and his longtime friend and muse, the model, entrepreneur and advocate, Coco Rocha.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
At the March committee hearing, Robinson said the court case enabled him to become an advocate and mentor at Restore Justice and an active member in his church.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
Autism advocate Temple Grandin to speak at Benedictine Temple Grandin, a renowned autism advocate, will speak about her autism journey at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Benedictine University’s Goodwin Auditorium, 5700 College Road, Lisle.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk posted a video on X of Milton Friedman advocating for free trade, in one of the strongest examples yet of the billionaire SpaceX founder’s break with Trump on tariffs.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie,michael Wayland,april Roach,erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocate
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However, proponents believe navel pulling can offer all these benefits and enhance overall vitality.2 Much of this practice is rooted in Ayurveda, an alternative approach to medicine that has existed for thousands of years.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 Mar. 2025
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Musk and other autonomous vehicle proponents have pushed for simpler rules and exemptions to restrictions on vehicles that don’t have human controls.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Plaintiffs’ lawyers say the divided 9th Circuit decision is limited to the CIRB reports at issue in the Greer dispute — not other review board records.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Justice Department lawyers asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to immediately pause the judge’s order.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Although her onscreen counterpart is undeclared, Davis endorsed Harris for president in November, narrating the former Democratic vice president’s ‘Mother‘ campaign video.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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Positions And Guidance In a letter to the House of Representatives, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) endorsed four bipartisan bills, all of which have received overwhelming support in the House.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Dozens of Khalil supporters showed up at the New Jersey courtroom, necessitating an overflow room for those who wanted to watch the proceedings.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The good news for supporters of seven of the Premier League’s 20 clubs is that their lads will play for a trip to Wembley Stadium in next month’s FA Cup semi-finals at some point over the weekend.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Khalil's attorneys harshly criticized Rubio's memo and the government's case against Khalil.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Racial Bias: Civil rights attorneys say the new law could disproportionately harm Black people in part because the algorithm measures factors where racial disparities already exist.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The organization supports the youth of St. Thomas through basketball mentorships.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The survey, conducted in late March among 1,500 voters, found that, while 83% of Democrats support financial assistance to Kyiv, 79% of Republicans oppose it.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Charles Kenny, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, has been an eloquent exponent of this general view.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
28 Mar. 2025
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That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Advocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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