as in to advocate
to promote the interests or cause of
will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research
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Trades like those are not surprising to lawmakers advocating for the ban.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
2 May 2025 -
Beyond animation’s inclusion in the program, animation stakeholders have additionally been advocating for enhancements like a decrease in the $1 million minimum budget for eligible projects in a bid to include children’s programming, which tends to operate with smaller budgets than adult animation.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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Moments after their meeting, Trump endorsed Republican Representatives Derrick Van Orden, Juan Ciscomani, Scott Perry and Gabe Evans for Congress.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Swift had endorsed Trump’s Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 election.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Edison and the state’s two other large for-profit electric companies supported the bill, along with members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Powertec’s equipment, designed by those who use it, supports lifting up to 1,000 pounds, which is significantly higher than the industry standard.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Plump (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plump%20%28for%29. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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