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as in to adopt
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice
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Recent Examples of espouse
Rauw has spent the bulk of his career proclaiming himself a showman, openly espousing his love for Michael Jackson, Usher, and Chris Brown.
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Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which espoused allowing younger and healthier members of society develop natural immunity without lockdowns or social distancing.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
However, some of the new members have previously espoused anti-vaccine sentiments, especially around COVID-19 vaccines and mRNA technology.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 June 2025
Another hurdle is getting buy-in from red states, where many politicians have espoused the view that hate crimes and domestic terrorism concerns are exaggerated by liberals to police conservative thought.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
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Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which espoused allowing younger and healthier members of society develop natural immunity without lockdowns or social distancing.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
However, some of the new members have previously espoused anti-vaccine sentiments, especially around COVID-19 vaccines and mRNA technology.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 June 2025
Another hurdle is getting buy-in from red states, where many politicians have espoused the view that hate crimes and domestic terrorism concerns are exaggerated by liberals to police conservative thought.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espouse
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McDavid’s older brother, Cameron is getting married, and McDavid’s Oilers teammate, Leon Draisaitl, is marrying actress Celeste Desjardins — a close friend of Kyle’s since their high-school days in Sudbury, Ont.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Bezos, who is the billionaire founder and CEO of Amazon, has been married once before; so has Sánchez.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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What’s next: The majority of major companies will adopt synthetic data strategies by December.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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After a lengthy discussion on what to send back to the jury, Judge Subramanian adopted the language for the note proposed by the prosecution.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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During his stay, Diggs fully embraced island living and made the most of the amenities Sandals Royal Curaçao had to offer.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 June 2025
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Kim smiled, remembering how her colleagues embraced Gus.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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However the fund, which had been struggling to pay claims prior to the pandemic, was soon exhausted, and the state borrowed about $20 billion from the federal government to keep benefits flowing.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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The concept borrows from Franco American journeys like the SS Île de France, which used to cross the Atlantic from Le Havre, France, to New York between 1927 and 1958.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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“Espouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espouse. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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