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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
Mark Twain, Noah Webster, and President Theodore Roosevelt are among past advocates of a reformed spelling system
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as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
with such a strong case against him, he's going to need the best advocate that money can buy
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as in to endorse
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 advocate
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite those efforts, human rights advocates continue to sound the alarm about Saudi Arabia.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The feds advocated in their own sentencing recommendations from earlier this week of Combs receiving a whooping 135 months, or just over 11 years.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Rowe, a longtime vocational advocate, seized on data showing that while two skilled tradespeople enter the workforce, five retire each year.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite those efforts, human rights advocates continue to sound the alarm about Saudi Arabia.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
During the 1980s, the Pennsylvania Public Interest Coalition established the Transit Riders Action Campaign, also known as TRAC, which advocated that SEPTA have better safety, funding, accountability, service and stable fares.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The feds advocated in their own sentencing recommendations from earlier this week of Combs receiving a whooping 135 months, or just over 11 years.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocate
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Massive Attack have also joined a separate but parallel drive to pull music from Spotify altogether; proponents of that movement primarily cite founder Daniel Ek’s investment in weapons contractor Helsing, which is not linked to Israel.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Oct. 2025
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With Newsom’s signature now on AB 1340, drivers can collectively bargain and unionize, including negotiating contracts, which would set industry-wide standards, according to proponents like bill sponsors Assemblymembers Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, and Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Gibson's lawyer Gabe Banks said in a statement provided to EW on Tuesday that Gibson had moved his dogs to a new home.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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The teen's lawyer, Travis Dunnington, argued from the beginning that there was no evidence the teen intentionally harmed the officer.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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In response to that news, Colbert received an outpouring of support from many of his current and former fellow talk-show hosts, including Kimmel, who even took out a billboard in Los Angeles endorsing Colbert (against his own show), for an Emmy.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Although the ‘9-9-6’ workweek violates Chinese labor laws, it was famously endorsed by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma in 2019.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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No victims speak in court While the court heard several pleas from Combs’ supporters Friday, the victims who testified at trial were noticeably absent from the hearing.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Through his attorney, Gabe Banks of Banks Weaver Law Firm, Tyrese issued a formal statement extending condolences to the Parker family and accepting responsibility for his dogs.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Jets are now seeking monetary damages from Chen, including costs of suit, and attorneys’ fees.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Your browser does not support the video tag.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Please consider supporting local journalism and getting unlimited digital access.—
Amy Huschka,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Young Thug is the purest exponent of mainstream rap’s melodic rap era.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Bell is none other than Stephanie Kelton, now an exponent of Modern Monetary Theory.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Advocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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