as in endorsing
to promote the interests or cause of
environmentalists advocating agricultural methods designed to slow the destruction of rain forests
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Recent Examples of advocating
The group, first backed by the local laborers’ union in 2024, is primarily advocating for bread-and-butter benefits.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Rather than advocating a one-size-fits-all, outdated approach to leadership, Hinson is helping executives expand their leadership impact by using their own coherent leadership approach, rather than following outdated leadership rules.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Some conservative evangelical pastors are advocating for a patriarchal society where women's roles are primarily domestic.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Arizona Women of Action, a Christian parental rights group, is advocating for the county to adopt a rating system, like with movies, so parents may restrict entire categories of books.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Carpenter, who just released her album Man’s Best Friend last month, took to the stage with a rousing homage to previous VMA queen Britney Spears and a message advocating for trans rights, featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants as backup dancers.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Francis DeBernardo, executive director of the New Ways Ministry, a US organization advocating for LGBTQ people, was in Rome during the 2000 jubilee year, which also saw the first WorldPride events.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Nick Schrandt, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004, is also advocating for his former interpreter stranded in a third country.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Since participating in that trial, June has been advocating for federal funding for Alzheimer's research and urging the Food and Drug Administration to consider drugs that might benefit people who have the APOE4-4 genotype.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Rather than advocating a one-size-fits-all, outdated approach to leadership, Hinson is helping executives expand their leadership impact by using their own coherent leadership approach, rather than following outdated leadership rules.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Some conservative evangelical pastors are advocating for a patriarchal society where women's roles are primarily domestic.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Arizona Women of Action, a Christian parental rights group, is advocating for the county to adopt a rating system, like with movies, so parents may restrict entire categories of books.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Carpenter, who just released her album Man’s Best Friend last month, took to the stage with a rousing homage to previous VMA queen Britney Spears and a message advocating for trans rights, featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants as backup dancers.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Francis DeBernardo, executive director of the New Ways Ministry, a US organization advocating for LGBTQ people, was in Rome during the 2000 jubilee year, which also saw the first WorldPride events.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Nick Schrandt, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004, is also advocating for his former interpreter stranded in a third country.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Since participating in that trial, June has been advocating for federal funding for Alzheimer's research and urging the Food and Drug Administration to consider drugs that might benefit people who have the APOE4-4 genotype.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocating
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That hasn’t kept the influential progressive in national politics from endorsing him.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Black Political Caucus The Black Political Caucus is considered one of the most important endorsing bodies in the race, with a record of supporting candidates who go on to win.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Raki McGregor, who also serves as the board chair of Mecklenburg County’s workforce development board Charlotte Works, recently made waves by publicly supporting candidates for CMS school board before his tenure as a CMS consultant was up.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Among the supporting evidence filed by the government are three academic reports by scholars with deep knowledge of Islamic charities in Egypt.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Advocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocating. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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