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
Anthropic urges rapid government action against catastrophic risks, advocating for direct governance and third-party testing.
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Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The attorneys say Kil had spent years advocating for students and ensuring the university was inclusive.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The Myers Park church, which has more than 800 members, was founded in 1943 in Charlotte and has historically embraced a progressive view of Christianity — supporting desegregation, anti-war stances and advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.
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Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
That’s why Lucas is advocating for the club to receive up to $235 million in bonds for the creation of a new Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district in attempts to further transform the Berkley Riverfront into a destination location.
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Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
In fact, at the time, progressives were often the ones advocating for sweeping presidential-removal power.
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George Thomas,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Rinsch’s defense team, which had been advocating to keep their once-highflying and now allegedly broke client out of the clink, did not respond to Deadline’s request for comment after Monday’s sentencing.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Arie has a reputation of advocating for self-empowerment and social consciousness in her music, as well as being outspoken on race and cultural identity issues.
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Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
As a nonprofit organization, all of the profits from Rainbow Wool go to LSVD+, the largest nongovernmental organization in Germany advocating for LGBTQ+ people.
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Sara Belcher,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The attorneys say Kil had spent years advocating for students and ensuring the university was inclusive.
—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The Myers Park church, which has more than 800 members, was founded in 1943 in Charlotte and has historically embraced a progressive view of Christianity — supporting desegregation, anti-war stances and advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.
—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
That’s why Lucas is advocating for the club to receive up to $235 million in bonds for the creation of a new Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district in attempts to further transform the Berkley Riverfront into a destination location.
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Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
In fact, at the time, progressives were often the ones advocating for sweeping presidential-removal power.
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George Thomas,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Rinsch’s defense team, which had been advocating to keep their once-highflying and now allegedly broke client out of the clink, did not respond to Deadline’s request for comment after Monday’s sentencing.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Arie has a reputation of advocating for self-empowerment and social consciousness in her music, as well as being outspoken on race and cultural identity issues.
—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
As a nonprofit organization, all of the profits from Rainbow Wool go to LSVD+, the largest nongovernmental organization in Germany advocating for LGBTQ+ people.
—
Sara Belcher,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocating
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In that election, the president made another last-minute entry for the three-term congressman, endorsing Feenstra four days before the election against Lahn, who edged out the win by less 1 percentage point.
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Supergirl, a more prominent character than usual, is badly damaged from the attempt, which does not feature Gunn writing or directing, only jubilantly endorsing what is an extremely subpar film.
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In a recent interview on PEOPLE in 10, Chloe opened up about supporting Halle at a screening for her You, Me & Tuscany rom-com in April.
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Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie will be honored during ESPYS week in July with the Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award for his work supporting the global autism community.
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“Advocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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