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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
an articulate expounder of the liberal position on the issue
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as in exponent
one who brings an art or science to full realization
one of the early expounders of abstract expressionism
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Many proponents expressed frustration with the school board and administration as multiyear efforts to bring Arabic language instruction to District 230 appeared to stall, culminating with the recent resignation of the only Arab American member of the school board.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026 -
These excess profit taxes are not always as efficacious as proponents hope for.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The degree of the equation is the highest exponent the polynomial has, in this case 3.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Through her journey, Brown became an advocate and inspiration for others facing similar health issues and founded MedGift, a support registry for those suffering from any illness.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Many researchers, clinicians and patient advocates soon rushed to RP1’s defense, claiming that the FDA had made a mistake in its rejection.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
2 May 2026
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The event is a fundraiser for the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, which provides financial relief in a confidential, respectful manner to individual theatre practitioners of greater Boston.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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But there also were gains in long-term care, in home healthcare and at practitioners’ offices.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The complaints were both filed about a month apart by Jeremy Fetzer, a political consultant who also runs the political action committee Osceola Action Committee and is a supporter of Mayor Jackie Espinosa, who is herself facing ethics charges.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The zoo, which celebrates its 200th anniversary this week, has announced plans to build a new medical center that will feature a viewing gallery for visitors, thanks to a donation of £20 million ($27 million) from a long-term supporter who is not being identified.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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NiCE takes over scheduling Workers say LanguageLine has cut back the hours of its interpreters before but in 2025, something changed and their schedules became more fragmented.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
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But his proudest legacy may be breeding cultural interpreters who won’t let the world fall into the Thucydides Trap, the unjustified fear of a rising power.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Or perhaps the President would have been satisfied enough with Peter, one of Jesus’ original twelve apostles, whom many consider to be the first Pope.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The washing of feet harkens back to how Jesus washed the feet of his apostles during the Last Supper.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Expounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expounder. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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