as in advocate
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a vocal proponent of the use of electric-powered cars
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Recent Examples of proponent
That would automatically uphold the existing Oklahoma Supreme Court decision, and proponents of religious charter schools would have to start looking for another test case.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
His older sons had become enthusiastic crypto proponents after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol effectively exiled the family business from the mainstream financial system.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Clearly, a proponent of the tiny purse trend all year-round, Sofia Richie Grainge looks ready for a spring picnic.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Prospective visitors, along with park proponents, are concerned about what the parks and experiences may look like after the sweeping layoffs across the National Park Service and the larger federal government in February.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
His older sons had become enthusiastic crypto proponents after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol effectively exiled the family business from the mainstream financial system.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Clearly, a proponent of the tiny purse trend all year-round, Sofia Richie Grainge looks ready for a spring picnic.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Prospective visitors, along with park proponents, are concerned about what the parks and experiences may look like after the sweeping layoffs across the National Park Service and the larger federal government in February.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proponent
Noun
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Some consumer advocates argue that individual people who are so often being targeted by businesses and government activities need their own AI agents to defend them.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Community advocate Chrome Louis thanked those who offered support.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Nevertheless, supporters are calling the Texas law a major win for the school choice movement.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Led by Pereira, Wolves’ players and staff joined hands, formed a line, walked towards their supporters and raised their hands in the air three times to initiate three loud cheers from the stands.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 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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“Proponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proponent. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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