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
Governors Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller voted against the hold, with both advocating another quarter-point cut.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
In Snowflake’s 2025 global survey, The Radical ROI of Gen AI, 59% of respondents worried that advocating for the wrong use cases could cost them their job.
—Jennifer Belissent, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
That night the board heard from 21 speakers in support of offering the class, many of them students advocating for a more diverse and inclusive curriculum for their peers.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Padilla, who has been advocating amongst his colleagues for rejecting the bill, announced his opposition last week, before the shooting, after conducting an oversight visit with Schiff at a new immigration detention center about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
At the end of the movie, audiences see Gemma and Cady back at home, with Gemma advocating for society to learn to live with AI instead of trying to control or limit it.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Based in San Francisco, Calamia is on the front lines, advocating for non-binary divisions within major marathons across the United States.
—Jayden Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Vance, a Republican, has spent years passionately advocating for Americans to have more children.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Her Nights unfold as a series of opinion pieces, with Shahrazad (and Winterson) as columnists advocating for social justice.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
In Snowflake’s 2025 global survey, The Radical ROI of Gen AI, 59% of respondents worried that advocating for the wrong use cases could cost them their job.
—Jennifer Belissent, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
That night the board heard from 21 speakers in support of offering the class, many of them students advocating for a more diverse and inclusive curriculum for their peers.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Padilla, who has been advocating amongst his colleagues for rejecting the bill, announced his opposition last week, before the shooting, after conducting an oversight visit with Schiff at a new immigration detention center about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
At the end of the movie, audiences see Gemma and Cady back at home, with Gemma advocating for society to learn to live with AI instead of trying to control or limit it.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Based in San Francisco, Calamia is on the front lines, advocating for non-binary divisions within major marathons across the United States.
—Jayden Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Vance, a Republican, has spent years passionately advocating for Americans to have more children.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Her Nights unfold as a series of opinion pieces, with Shahrazad (and Winterson) as columnists advocating for social justice.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocating
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The announcement comes less than a week after Vietnam reelected Communist Party General Secretary To Lam as the country’s top leader, endorsing his vision of economic growth driven by aggressive reforms.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rogan, who has increasingly broken with Trump in recent months after endorsing his 2024 campaign, refrained from explicitly criticizing the president or the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday’s episode.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The chair of the Federal Reserve is tasked with combating inflation in the United States while also supporting maximum employment.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Irving was caught when the State Police got a tip on May 29, 2025, from the smartphone messaging company Kik, which reported that three files shared on its platform appeared to be child pornography, according to a law enforcement affidavit supporting the charge.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Advocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocating. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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