as in advocated
to promote the interests or cause of
will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plumped (for)
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Paul has advocated legitimizing DOGE’s cuts by putting them through Congress.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Mar. 2025 -
In 2020, Bas advocated for cutting the Police Department budget by 50%, a proposal that was fortunately never carried out.—
East Bay Times editorial,
The Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Keep reading for the best whitening toothpastes the internet has to offer, all endorsed by dentists.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
27 Dec. 2024
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If the proposal is endorsed by the Malagasy government, the Barren Isles would gain permanent protective status.—
Sira Thierij,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
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But Administrative Law Judge Joshua Pratt, who held a hearing in the case last month, issued a ruling Tuesday that supported Kimball’s decisions.—
Dara Kam,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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The article makes one wonder how things in the New World could have been better supported if early seafarers had spent time learning more about the island.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Plumped (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumped%20%28for%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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