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
But Dorit Reiss, a vaccine law expert at UC Law San Francisco, said the political risk of advocating for vaccines may not be as strong among Republicans as some people assume.
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ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Others, like Polk, have been advocating for the law to be overturned.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
The tension between the official report and on-the-ground accounts has fueled growing concern on social media, where many users are following the dogs’ story and advocating for their rescue.
—Ryan Brennan
april 21, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Supporters of the legislation include Children Now, which spent $31,000 on lobbying last year, Encode Ai Corporation which spent $332,000 advocating for AI regulation last year, and Common Sense Media, which spent about $208,000 on lobbying in 2025.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Johnson has cited Burnett’s tenure presiding over rapid development in his Near West Side ward as well as his lived experience growing up in the Cabrini-Green housing complex when advocating him for the role.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
School committees, superintendents, educators and students have also been advocating for years for the state to change the Chapter 70 school funding formula altogether, which relies heavily on enrollment and has caused fiscal crises in districts with declining populations.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The producer pair were speaking at the CinemaCon panel on the Cinema United Filmmaker Leadership Council — a new filmmaking body advocating for and supporting the theatrical moviegoing experience, with which both producers are involved.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Cronin and Watson said Tunney began advocating for legalizing medical cannabis in Idaho in 2022, a push that continued until her death in 2024.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Others, like Polk, have been advocating for the law to be overturned.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
The tension between the official report and on-the-ground accounts has fueled growing concern on social media, where many users are following the dogs’ story and advocating for their rescue.
—Ryan Brennan
april 21, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Supporters of the legislation include Children Now, which spent $31,000 on lobbying last year, Encode Ai Corporation which spent $332,000 advocating for AI regulation last year, and Common Sense Media, which spent about $208,000 on lobbying in 2025.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Johnson has cited Burnett’s tenure presiding over rapid development in his Near West Side ward as well as his lived experience growing up in the Cabrini-Green housing complex when advocating him for the role.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
School committees, superintendents, educators and students have also been advocating for years for the state to change the Chapter 70 school funding formula altogether, which relies heavily on enrollment and has caused fiscal crises in districts with declining populations.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The producer pair were speaking at the CinemaCon panel on the Cinema United Filmmaker Leadership Council — a new filmmaking body advocating for and supporting the theatrical moviegoing experience, with which both producers are involved.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Cronin and Watson said Tunney began advocating for legalizing medical cannabis in Idaho in 2022, a push that continued until her death in 2024.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocating
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Who is endorsing the candidates?—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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In 1947, the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, endorsing the establishment of two states, one Jewish and one Arab, in the land then under British mandate.—
Elad Strohmayer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Snitker was emotional, thanking Ronnie for supporting him in this career for all these decades.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Investors bought tech stocks viewed as supporting the AI infrastructure buildout and dumping those seen as threatened by its adoption.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Advocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocating. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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