ENDORSES Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

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 This evidence base is why ASCO endorses integrative oncology guidelines and why NCCN incorporates integrative therapies throughout symptom management pathways. — Lorenzo Cohen, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026 In two South Florida congressional districts, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorses long-time Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and, in an open seat, newcomer Pia Dandiya. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Today’s newsletter highlights Mary Norwood endorses Rick Jackson for governor. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026 But, somewhat contradictorily, Pachocki also endorses the idea of AI labs slowing down AI development to allow safety research to catch up. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Flynn biographer Jeffrey Meyers endorses the view that power politics and corruption fueled the case. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The Boston Herald endorses Craig MacLellan for Norfolk County DA. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Russell Fry endorses ex-rival Darline Graham after failing to advance to special GOP US Senate primary runoff. — FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Social Security Works’ political action committee endorses candidates based on their platforms for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026

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The group was launched with support from the Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit that advocates for whistle-blowers.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The key difference between EAs and safetyists is that EAs generally provide funding for AI safety research and risk mitigation, whereas safetyists are researchers and advocates undertaking AI safety work and publicly calling for regulation.

— Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of advocates

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The company currently supports more than 90,000 engines worldwide through its maintenance, repair, and overhaul network.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
When unfolded, the chassis doubles as an adjustable stand that supports front, rear, ceiling, and portrait projection modes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

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Established in 2009, Formafantasma’s practice embraces a spectrum of typologies and methods, from product design through spatial design, strategic planning and design consultancy.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
But the show, which debuted on the streamer Wednesday, also embraces the darker elements of Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s book and subsequent films.

— Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of embraces

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But Eliot also uses free indirect discourse, the technique in which an omniscient narrator adopts the perspective of an individual character, to inhabit Dorothea beyond her surface qualities.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Success won’t be determined by who adopts AI the fastest or deploys post-quantum cryptography first.

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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