as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a fervent apostle of universal health care
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Recent Examples of apostle
And who hung out quite literally with prostitutes (think Mary Magdalene), or drunken fishermen with potty mouths (think the apostle Peter), or perhaps, worst of all, Matthew, the once Roman Tax collector, turned apostle of Christ.
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Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
And Paul depicts his own explicitly visionary encounters with a long-dead Jesus as equivalent to the earlier encounters reported by the apostles.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Copper sculptures of the apostles and evangelists, which narrowly escaped the fire, will return next year.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Every Pope Listed in Order There have been 266 popes in the history of the Catholic Church, with the first one, Peter, leader of the apostles, heading the church starting in 32 A.D.
The complete list of popes known to the church is as follows:
1.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
And Paul depicts his own explicitly visionary encounters with a long-dead Jesus as equivalent to the earlier encounters reported by the apostles.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Copper sculptures of the apostles and evangelists, which narrowly escaped the fire, will return next year.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Every Pope Listed in Order There have been 266 popes in the history of the Catholic Church, with the first one, Peter, leader of the apostles, heading the church starting in 32 A.D.
The complete list of popes known to the church is as follows:
1.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostle
Noun
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California’s Democratic leaders, including Newsom and top state lawmakers, have been major proponents of transitioning to renewable energy and imposing more restrictions on the state’s oil and gas industry.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Leo was a staunch proponent of church orthodoxy, helping guide the early church on tenets including the dual nature of Christ and the idea of papal infallibility.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Biking advocates say that the draconian crackdown was done without any public notice and that pedal bike riders are being swept up in this unprecedented dragnet.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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Immigrant advocates including the American Civil Liberties Union challenged these deportations, arguing that the Trump administration has offered little evidence that the Venezuelans are gang members, and that the men have a right to contest those allegations in court.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Jordan Klepper has spent more time following Donald Trump around the country than many of his most ardent supporters.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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That is undeniable, and so too is the fact that Dan Ndoye and his Bologna team-mates will forever be heroes to Bologna supporters.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Apostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostle. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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