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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 espoused
Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital revealed that Edge espoused anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theories.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The research found that 59% of those posts espoused conspiracy theories about Jews, such as that Jewish people control governments, that Jews are satanic in nature, or that the Holocaust never occurred or misrepresentations of what happened during the Holocaust.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s nothing new about humans seeking to optimize their health and extend their lives (Hippocrates espoused cold baths; Benjamin Franklin touted vegetarianism), but the medium has changed.
—Harvard Business Review, 20 Sep. 2025
The kind of free speech and lively discourse that Kirk espoused involved spreading hateful conspiracy theories and misinformation.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
That’s the gamut of thought espoused by the head of a large dealer group and two executives at a company that specializes in dealership mergers and acquisitions during last week’s Automotive News World Congress in Detroit.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
However, Kirk espoused pro-gun sentiments that largely align with his conservative base, the post said, which has led to too many unnecessary deaths.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Signing on to it does not commit you to anything other than the values espoused in the statement.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital revealed that Edge espoused anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theories.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The research found that 59% of those posts espoused conspiracy theories about Jews, such as that Jewish people control governments, that Jews are satanic in nature, or that the Holocaust never occurred or misrepresentations of what happened during the Holocaust.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s nothing new about humans seeking to optimize their health and extend their lives (Hippocrates espoused cold baths; Benjamin Franklin touted vegetarianism), but the medium has changed.
—Harvard Business Review, 20 Sep. 2025
The kind of free speech and lively discourse that Kirk espoused involved spreading hateful conspiracy theories and misinformation.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
That’s the gamut of thought espoused by the head of a large dealer group and two executives at a company that specializes in dealership mergers and acquisitions during last week’s Automotive News World Congress in Detroit.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
However, Kirk espoused pro-gun sentiments that largely align with his conservative base, the post said, which has led to too many unnecessary deaths.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for espoused
Verb
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In September, Charli married George Daniel, the drummer of the band 1975.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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These statistics illustrate the trend of how Americans are starting to delay major milestones like getting married, adopting a pet, buying a house, and having children for a wide variety of reasons, namely owing to inflation and the cost of living.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Inspired by its menswear heritage, Testoni borrowed from the boys for a key part of its spring ’26 women’s shoe lineup.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The plant and equipment bubble should have been spotted because of all the money that was borrowed.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Research suggests that adopted children tend to benefit from knowing their birth family, their history, and their birth parents’ reasons for seeking adoption.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fox News affiliate, KMSP-TV, revealed that he was previously convicted of sending explicit images to a 15-year-old and was reportedly adopted from Liberia at age five.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The seven-time Grammy winner has long been embraced by fans for pushing boundaries and using her voice to advocate for human rights — something the star says has been a guiding light for her.—
Melody Chiu,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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The result was Radius, a boutique label at The Weinstein Company, that embraced simultaneous VOD releases at a time when that was still taboo.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Generational conflict makes this tension worse where young people reject traditional marital expectations, but still feel the pressure to tie the knot, according to the study.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Plans for a marital dissolution seem to have been in the works prior to that date, however.—
Sean Mandell,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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