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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
Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
The Times has reviewed those writings, which espoused hate toward Muslims, Jews, Black people, Latinos and the LGBTQ+ community.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Copeland’s later political visibility also reflected a broader trend among charismatic and Pentecostal leaders in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, many of whom espoused Christian nationalism and became increasingly engaged in national politics.
—Rachel Cole, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
Jim said Bank of America's negativity around Salesforce's AI positioning flies in the face of what CEO Marc Benioff has espoused.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Since then, Brighton have invested shrewdly, signing players to fit the high-octane, fluid style of football that Vidosic has espoused.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Rather than focusing on the conspiracy theories Jones espoused, the new InfoWars will build its comedic base off a spoof of the old site’s predatory snake oil rackets.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
He's found success as a media personality by posting news and conservative political commentary, which has espoused various conspiracy theories.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Next, Hathaway espoused the importance of hair and makeup to the crowd before asking Wintour to once again reveal the nominees.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Notably, though, many Americans—regardless of party—espoused evolving views on the nature of America’s relationships with China, Canada and Mexico, its top three trading partners.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
The encyclical rejects two philosophies espoused by some in Silicon Valley—transhumanism and posthumanism—that see technology as a means to augment or perfect people.
—Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
The Times has reviewed those writings, which espoused hate toward Muslims, Jews, Black people, Latinos and the LGBTQ+ community.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Copeland’s later political visibility also reflected a broader trend among charismatic and Pentecostal leaders in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, many of whom espoused Christian nationalism and became increasingly engaged in national politics.
—Rachel Cole, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
Jim said Bank of America's negativity around Salesforce's AI positioning flies in the face of what CEO Marc Benioff has espoused.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Since then, Brighton have invested shrewdly, signing players to fit the high-octane, fluid style of football that Vidosic has espoused.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Rather than focusing on the conspiracy theories Jones espoused, the new InfoWars will build its comedic base off a spoof of the old site’s predatory snake oil rackets.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
He's found success as a media personality by posting news and conservative political commentary, which has espoused various conspiracy theories.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Next, Hathaway espoused the importance of hair and makeup to the crowd before asking Wintour to once again reveal the nominees.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for espoused
Adjective
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But when Andreadis and Adams fell in love and married, Mierers considered their relationship to be a betrayal and turned on them.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Other states also borrowed money to keep benefits flowing during the pandemic, and all but California have repaid their loans.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Whether stolen, borrowed, or bought, public trash cans from various cities—New York, Berlin, Rome, and Bolzano—are sparsely distributed across the hall.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Put pre-matched outfits on the same hanger.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Late Friday, however, state officials adopted a new structure for the emissions program, called cap-and-invest, that analysts say will likely reduce wildfire mitigation funding by $200 million per year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Taken together, those cultural threads help explain why food – and especially meat – carries an outsized symbolic role in Texas politics, where the official state dish, adopted in 1977, is chili, defined by its significant meat base.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Verb
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And while their nuptials were kept deliberately low-key, their traditional outfits still embraced the elegance of a classic wedding-day look.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
31 May 2026
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The challenge that Slot faced and embraced initially had morphed into something else entirely.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Composed at Rose’s prompting and anticipating Flanagan’s extraordinary Pain Journal, the volume is so direct in its account of the couple’s conjugal life that the Indian authorities tossed its original print run into the ocean before the books could ship from Chennai to New York.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The problem for Platner is that his marital behavior follows a string of reports about offensive and off-color Reddit posts as well as a tattoo with a Nazi symbol.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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Though The Four Seasons is a show fundamentally rooted in marital strife, its core cast members are all enjoying drama-free relationships in real life.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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“Espoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espoused. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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