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as in to adopt
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice
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Recent Examples of espouse
There will, hopefully, be another time and place for all of those things Posey espoused.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Some of the members are clear anti-vaccine activists, others have espoused contrarian or anti-public health perspectives, and some also have little to no relevant expertise for being on ACIP.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
Whereas many companies espouse a set of values only to sacrifice them under the pressure of quarterly returns, Patagonia has religiously stuck to theirs for the last half century, come what may.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
All espouse the view that Christians are at odds with – or at war with – secular society.
—Samuel Perry, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Some of the members are clear anti-vaccine activists, others have espoused contrarian or anti-public health perspectives, and some also have little to no relevant expertise for being on ACIP.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
Whereas many companies espouse a set of values only to sacrifice them under the pressure of quarterly returns, Patagonia has religiously stuck to theirs for the last half century, come what may.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
All espouse the view that Christians are at odds with – or at war with – secular society.
—Samuel Perry, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espouse
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On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash showed up at Folsom for the show along with June Carter–the duo would marry two weeks later–his band, the Tennessee Three, and opening acts and background singers the Statler Brothers and Carl Perkins.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Rape, assaults, psychological violence, women of all ages, married, with children, or very young girls.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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Essentially, customers get a grace period to adopt a software solution without overage charges—and in turn, can get a sense of their actual usage and then possibly increase their commitment level down the line.—
Vidhi Agrawal,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Now a mild-mannered convenience store owner, Sakamoto has gained some weight and adopted a more relaxed lifestyle.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Expect Ashmore and the AELTC to embrace strawberry fever yet again in 2026.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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At the same time, business owners were encouraged to embrace, and in some cases return to, the midcentury modern style of many of the original buildings.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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Not for nothing either does Succession borrow a dramatic template—Shakespeare’s King Lear—that comes with immediate psychological stakes.—
Brittany Allen
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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The food offerings are still a work in progress, but three of the concepts — Cosmos Burger, Lobster Lab and La Vida (think bowls, wraps and smoothies) — will be borrowed from Windmill.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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“Espouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espouse. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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