espouses

present tense third-person singular of espouse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of espouses His opponent and the incumbent mayor is played by Pedro Pascal, who espouses more left-leaning politics and urges citizens of Eddington, New Mexico, to wear masks. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025 Loeffler, along with first-year Eagles passing game coordinator Parks Frazier, is partly tasked with supplying them on a staff that espouses collaboration. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 But Wayne Winegarden, senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute, a Pasadena think tank that espouses free-market solutions to policy matters, criticized the report, saying the recommendations would cost billions when California faces chronic annual budget crunches. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 While Sweeney has yet to formally address the accusations that her campaign with American Eagle espouses eugenics ideology, the brand issued its statement on Friday, after a week of online discourse. Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025 One XPrize Healthspan donor, Daniel Krizek, a biotech-fund manager who plans to invest a billion dollars in longevity, espouses the values of effective altruism. Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for espouses
Verb
  • Her character marries into the Corleone mafia family.
    Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Along the beer highway, Dubuque marries football and beer unlike any other city.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In this case, Palazzolo borrows from another artist who shares the same irreverence for societal norms, all while questioning our society’s worship of labor.
    Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The scene where ‘80s teen Marty McFly borrows a scooter from a bewildered ‘50s kid and breaks off the handles to make a skateboard is one of the film’s most iconic moments.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Middletons are a huggy bunch; embraces come easily and often.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The actress leads Anniversary, a thriller about a fractured family that clashes as the country embraces a controversial rising movement known as The Change.
    Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In contrast, underparenting adopts an intentional approach—offering plenty of space to explore their own interests and make up their own games, as well as opportunities for independence.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In the movie, June Squibb plays an elderly Jewish woman who stumbles into a support group at the local Jewish Community Center and adopts her best friend’s experiences as her own.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025

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