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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
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Many of the tenets that 18th-century Shaker movement founder Ann Lee espoused hundreds of years ago could well enlighten today’s not-always-inclusive culture, says Amanda Seyfried.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Although Rubio never espoused anything like that in public, some of the new arrivals at State did.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The group has seen several other departures after Roberts defended Tucker Carlson’s interview with the controversial Nick Fuentes, who has espoused antisemitic rhetoric.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, the Obama and Biden administrations pushed the reformist line (the Reformist line espoused by Rouhani and Khatami).
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The interview drew widespread backlash, including from MAGA figures such as Texas Senator Ted Cruz, for giving a platform to extremist views—Fuentes has espoused Holocaust denial and white nationalist ideology.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Moreover, in an example of catering to domestic political pressures, the PCA incorporated the values espoused by the powerful white supremacist southern political lobby into its code.
—Time, 18 Nov. 2025
The theory has long been espoused by White supremacists.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
Verb
Fink’s past critiques of capitalism Fink, who was appointed interim co-chair of the World Economic Forum in August 2025, replacing founder Klaus Schwab, has long espoused the reshaping of capitalism, seeing it as a responsibility of large asset managers like himself.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Many of the tenets that 18th-century Shaker movement founder Ann Lee espoused hundreds of years ago could well enlighten today’s not-always-inclusive culture, says Amanda Seyfried.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Although Rubio never espoused anything like that in public, some of the new arrivals at State did.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The group has seen several other departures after Roberts defended Tucker Carlson’s interview with the controversial Nick Fuentes, who has espoused antisemitic rhetoric.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, the Obama and Biden administrations pushed the reformist line (the Reformist line espoused by Rouhani and Khatami).
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The interview drew widespread backlash, including from MAGA figures such as Texas Senator Ted Cruz, for giving a platform to extremist views—Fuentes has espoused Holocaust denial and white nationalist ideology.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Moreover, in an example of catering to domestic political pressures, the PCA incorporated the values espoused by the powerful white supremacist southern political lobby into its code.
—Time, 18 Nov. 2025
The theory has long been espoused by White supremacists.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for espoused
Adjective
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While filing jointly tends to be advantageous for many married couples, there are situations where filing separately makes sense, such as with significant medical debts or when considering student loan repayment.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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One of the book’s most poignant moments comes from a letter Short penned to her fiancé, Matt Gordon, an aviator who died before the two were married.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Indeed, cloud-computing giant Oracle borrowed $25 billion in order to provide compute for OpenAI, with analysts warning that its huge debt was weighing on its stock.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The aesthetic and credibility of nonfiction media are borrowed to deliver messages that are fundamentally promotional.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ferlinghetti, who had not yet adopted his immigrant father’s original name, was an aspiring painter, poet, and freelance art critic.—
Gioia Woods,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Allen, who married Previn in 1997 and has since adopted two daughters, has denied any wrongdoing.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Even some mainstream elements of the Republican Party embraced him as a modern folk hero.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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Some of the other contributors Weiss named are known for their research into health and wellness, but sometimes support ideas that are not embraced by the scientific mainstream.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
1 Feb. 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 drafts mention marital discord between Gates and his then-wife Melinda.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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In subsequent phone calls, Tucker allegedly masturbated or engaged in phone sex without Tracy’s consent and accused her of gossiping about his marital problems, according to Tracy.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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