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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
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 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
The movie follows the Shakers’ irrepressible leader — who espoused gender and social equality while believing herself to be the female incarnation of Christ.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 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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The two married in 1965 but divorced a decade later.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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When the south end natives randomly reconnected about five years ago at the radio station where Steiger worked, Tingle, who has been married twice and lived more than half a century as a straight man, was just coming to terms with being gay.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Breaking the 65 mm barrier The new design borrowed ideas from an older and unusual frame known as the bone drone.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some have borrowed against their bitcoin reserves to raise cash, others are exploring bitcoin as collateral in credit markets, and payments firms are experimenting with instant settlement across borders.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Just over a month ago, California opted to delay by five years planned price caps for refiners that were adopted when pump prices jumped over $8 a gallon in 2022, when global crude costs surged after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Vision of Detroit mayoral candidates Sheffield has adopted 12 budgets during her tenure on council.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Though Armstrong's family was not Greek, Armstrong embraced Greek culture, Lichtenberg said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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From that day on, the movement, quickly embraced and adapted worldwide, would forever alter the creative cultures of cities like New York, Paris, Milan and even Miami and Mumbai.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 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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Decades later, Tingle recognizes many of their marital issues likely stemmed from him being gay.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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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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