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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
exponents of space exploration earnestly called for more missions to the outer reaches of the solar system
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as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization
has long reigned as the nation's leading exponent of modern dance
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Recent Examples of exponent
As one careful exponent of technical legal craft addressing another, Burroughs hit the mark.
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The single bit flip can increase the exponent value by 16.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 27 Apr. 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The single bit flip can increase the exponent value by 16.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 27 Apr. 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exponent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exponent
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Simonds is a proponent of patterned wallpaper, statement lighting, colorful tile, and more.—
Amanda Sims,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now Guillermo del Toro — cinema’s biggest proponent of big-screen fantasy — has completed his two-and-a-half-hour version, an epic adaptation with a blockbuster budget, a stamp of auteurship, and decades spent ruminating on the relevance of Shelley’s text in the modern era.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Rather, the album sounds and feels like it was made by thoughtful practitioners of a genre, not tourists attempting to tap into nostalgia, using disco as an incisive tool of commentary on the now.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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At the heart of the program is the Next Design Lab, a collaborative hub with studios, mentoring spaces and workshops where students learn alongside practitioners.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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Idaho lawmakers and advocates have stressed that their goals are bodily autonomy and informed choice.—
Audrey Dutton,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Power resources have long been a sticking point for data center opponents and consumer advocates who argue the massive structures will sap energy and lead to higher electric bills for residential consumers.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lane Neely, a park interpreter for Caddo Lake State Park, told USA TODAY that he's heard tales about a lake creature and a ghostly woman.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Apple promises to put an AI interpreter in everyone’s ears.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many of the president’s supporters have backed his moves to combat drug trade in the region, however, some Republicans, including Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, as well as many Democrats, have expressed concern over the president’s unilateral decisions.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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America’s farmers are among the president’s most dependable supporters.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Exponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exponent. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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