as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
an idealistic paladin seeking better treatment for the homeless
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Recent Examples of paladin
For the past three years, the paladin has answered the call, taking on the burgeoning challenge and collecting tokens along the path until every point has been reached.
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
Players assume responsibility for characters with powerful abilities: an elf necromancer from a family of aristocrats, say, or a half-orc paladin atoning for past crimes.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
Chris Pine's winning take on a bard is the driving force here, but Michelle Rodriguez's barbarian and (an underutilized) Regé-Jean Page's paladin steal plenty of scenes by really hewing true to their characters' alignment chart.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2023
The problem was audiences who weren’t well-versed in paladins, druids and bards mostly steered clear.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2023
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
Players assume responsibility for characters with powerful abilities: an elf necromancer from a family of aristocrats, say, or a half-orc paladin atoning for past crimes.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
Chris Pine's winning take on a bard is the driving force here, but Michelle Rodriguez's barbarian and (an underutilized) Regé-Jean Page's paladin steal plenty of scenes by really hewing true to their characters' alignment chart.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2023
The problem was audiences who weren’t well-versed in paladins, druids and bards mostly steered clear.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paladin
Noun
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Such markets gained popularity during the 2024 presidential race as proponents touted them as being more accurate and timely than traditional polling.—
A.J. Perez,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The price of localized interventions at Thwaites, proponents say, pales in comparison with the price of building seawalls around major cities.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, law enforcement leaders, civil rights advocates and other legal experts have decried how ICE agents and other federal officers have been flouting best practices when making street arrests, conducting crowd control and maintaining public safety amid mass protests.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in that two-century history.—
Nature magazine,
Scientific American,
31 Jan. 2026
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Savannah Guthrie opened the family’s plea by thanking supporters for their prayers before describing her mother as the heart of their family and making a direct appeal for contact, stressing Nancy Guthrie’s fragile health and urgent need for medication.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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His candidacy sparked sharp divisions, with supporters portraying him as a symbol of stability and opponents denouncing him as a reminder of authoritarian rule and unresolved war crimes.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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This is an unusual position for an exponent of the public sphere and communicative rationality to take.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The development of her own particular free indirect discourse form of writing culminated in her position as an early exponent of the Modernist short story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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The protagonist of your story, Malcolm, is not a natural convert.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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This culturally specific, millennial-minded narrative is not a coming-of-age story, but one where the protagonists, already of age, undergo a rediscovery of parts of themselves that were forcefully suppressed.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Paladin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paladin. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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