as in advocates
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 proponents
Eide and other proponents of expanding hospitalization believe the administration could do even more.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Closure of the bike path to undertake this project has drawn opposition from cycling proponents and West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Overturning the measure would represent a significant loss for the law's proponents, such as former Arizona Attorney General and Phoenix Mayor Terry Goddard, who spent years advocating for it.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
As a result, some of AGI’s biggest proponents have started tempering their enthusiasm.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
Where proponents see a set of measures intended to allow people a seat at the table who had been purposefully excluded for generations, opponents see a special preference given based on race or gender rather than merit.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
The hope among proponents is that a successful demonstration, combined with falling launch costs and improved autonomy, will unlock later economies of scale.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
At the international box office, One Battle After Another is expected to play like a Tarantino title, which means that France should be one of the biggest proponents.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Television viewers would not see this footage until 1975, when a late-night show hosted by Geraldo Rivera showed a grainy, bootlegged copy narrated by a couple of conspiracy proponents.
—Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Closure of the bike path to undertake this project has drawn opposition from cycling proponents and West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Overturning the measure would represent a significant loss for the law's proponents, such as former Arizona Attorney General and Phoenix Mayor Terry Goddard, who spent years advocating for it.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
As a result, some of AGI’s biggest proponents have started tempering their enthusiasm.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
Where proponents see a set of measures intended to allow people a seat at the table who had been purposefully excluded for generations, opponents see a special preference given based on race or gender rather than merit.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
The hope among proponents is that a successful demonstration, combined with falling launch costs and improved autonomy, will unlock later economies of scale.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
At the international box office, One Battle After Another is expected to play like a Tarantino title, which means that France should be one of the biggest proponents.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Television viewers would not see this footage until 1975, when a late-night show hosted by Geraldo Rivera showed a grainy, bootlegged copy narrated by a couple of conspiracy proponents.
—Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proponents
Noun
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Digital rights advocates have also pushed back against a proposal to limit a person to only one social media account per platform, ostensibly as a means to crack down on disinformation.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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The closure shrouds the 8,000-foot-high plateau and its elk, bison and occasional backcountry skiers in a winter wilderness that some advocates hope to protect and others seek to unlock.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The chorus of boos at the final whistle showed what supporters made of it.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Proponents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proponents. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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