endorses

verb

variants also indorses
present tense third-person singular of endorse
as in advocates
to promote the interests or cause of an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms

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Recent Examples of endorses The court’s 6-3 decision in Slaughter also effectively endorses the unitary executive theory, thereby greatly expanding the power of the president. — Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 Today, the 20-minute rule remains one of the foundational pillars of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) — a treatment that Walker notes the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses as the first-line approach for chronic insomnia, ahead of pharmaceutical interventions. — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 27 June 2026 Shanette Williams endorses Jon Ossoff. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 25 June 2026 Its latest involves Styles’ lifestyle brand Pleasing, which endorses joyful, gender-neutral self-expression. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 June 2026 The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026 The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country's biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 Almost the entire leadership endorses the agreement and the talks ahead. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endorses
  1. advocates
  2. supports
  3. embraces
  4. adopts
Verb
  • Victor Valladares of Resilience OC, a nonprofit that advocates for the Latino community, claimed that the federal government has access to Flock's data.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Faculty advocates for testing complained that the timeline could potentially leave UC test-free until the fall 2029 application cycle.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of advocates
Verb
  • The developer behind the skyscraper – the former Pfizer headquarters being converted into apartments – previously told CNN that faulty column supports carrying too much weight were to blame, and the building has since been stabilized.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of supports
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  • In a flashback to the previous day, Lucky embraces her husband, Cary (Drew Starkey), on the balcony of their massive hotel suite in Las Vegas.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • But in my opinion, the change is going to come when a 17- or 18-year-old understands or sees that movement, embraces it, and brings it to the forefront.
    — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of embraces
Verb
  • The movie, which loosely borrows from Pinocchio, tells the story of a family who adopts a robotic boy programmed for love, and that robot's heartbreaking quest to become a real boy.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026
  • Pittsburg should also implement a moratorium on new data center applications and approvals, including on future phases within Technology Park until the city adopts a data center ordinance with public input, said the coalition.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of adopts

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