EXPOUNDERS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

expounders

noun

plural of expounder

as in proponents

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 practitioners

one who brings an art or science to full realization one of the early expounders of abstract expressionism

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Noun

That could explain why spinning galaxies can be held together without needing an extra source of gravity from dark matter, its proponents have argued.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Peptide proponents argue that shoddy manufacturing — not the peptides — causes harm.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

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Noun

That experience tells practitioners what triggered reviews on similar projects, what a regulator expects to see, which exceptions warrant escalation, how particular risks are treated and what an acceptable submission looks like.

— Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Cold Spring Wellness targets practitioners and biohacking consumers with oral-mucosa strips the company says deliver peptides directly into the bloodstream and bypass the digestive system.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of practitioners

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But much like the way studios and directors of the 1960s and ’70s embraced the once-taboo profanity and nudity, this year AI has found a new wave of advocates eager to go public.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The payments are adjusted every year based on inflation, but many older Americans and their advocates have long said that the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) formula doesn’t match the actual increase in expenses.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocates

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Grupo Duelo, one of the most prominent exponents of norteño tejano music, will be part of the Billboard Latin Music Week 2026, representing traditional regional Mexican music.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of exponents

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The two defendants in the Manchester case spoke in court through interpreters, only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses, PA reported.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
The funding for the interpreters and translators would be eliminated.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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