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
Members of the Citizens Action Coalition encouraged Northwest Indiana to continue advocating for themselves and raising concerns about high utility bills statewide.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Pay increase would help Legislature Scott Maxwell hit the nail on the head with his March 29 column advocating for a pay increase for Florida state senators and representatives.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
By communicating with incarcerated activists Robert Earl Council and Melvin Ray, the film exposes systemic issues, including brutal conditions and high mortality rates, while advocating for transparency and justice in a system that often operates in secrecy.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
After years of advocating and managing accommodations, helping becomes muscle memory.
—Ali Kaufman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Yesterday, Melvin Benn, the boss of Wireless parent Festival Republic, released a statement standing by the booking and advocating for forgiveness of Ye.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
After the meeting, Ainesworth told the Star-Telegram that human resources now largely defers to Sedgwick’s decisions on denials instead of advocating for police and firefighters.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Hancock, instead, said Kansas Citians could ultimately benefit from having three representatives advocating for their interests in Congress.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Maybe the fans who were supposed to ditch him already left years or decades ago, and what’s left are the folks think advocating for empathy is a niche position.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Pay increase would help Legislature Scott Maxwell hit the nail on the head with his March 29 column advocating for a pay increase for Florida state senators and representatives.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
By communicating with incarcerated activists Robert Earl Council and Melvin Ray, the film exposes systemic issues, including brutal conditions and high mortality rates, while advocating for transparency and justice in a system that often operates in secrecy.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
After years of advocating and managing accommodations, helping becomes muscle memory.
—Ali Kaufman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Yesterday, Melvin Benn, the boss of Wireless parent Festival Republic, released a statement standing by the booking and advocating for forgiveness of Ye.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
After the meeting, Ainesworth told the Star-Telegram that human resources now largely defers to Sedgwick’s decisions on denials instead of advocating for police and firefighters.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Hancock, instead, said Kansas Citians could ultimately benefit from having three representatives advocating for their interests in Congress.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Maybe the fans who were supposed to ditch him already left years or decades ago, and what’s left are the folks think advocating for empathy is a niche position.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocating
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Republicans reposted the videos of Piker endorsing Mills, calling on the Maine governor to condemn Piker.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
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The sentiment voiced by the rabbis did not stop several prominent Jewish politicians in New York, including Representative Jerry Nadler, whose district spans much of Manhattan, and Brad Lander, then New York City’s comptroller, from endorsing Mamdani.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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All of the proceeds raised from the event went to supporting Altman's family.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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By his third hosting gig in 2014, he was joined onstage during his monologue by Leonardo DiCaprio, his co-star in the searing satire The Wolf of Wall Street, a Martin Scorsese picture that netted Hill his second Oscar nomination for best supporting actor after Moneyball just three years earlier.—
Josh Spiegel,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Advocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocating. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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