PLUMPED (FOR) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

plumped (for)

verb

past tense of plump (for)

as in endorsed

to promote the interests or cause of will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research

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The White House is holding out hope that the current GOP majorities can also pass a college sports reform legislation, both of which Trump endorsed earlier this year.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
The Washington Education Association endorsed Brown’s 2024 campaign, according to Transparency USA.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

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El-Sayed previously advocated government action to protect transgender students’ access to sports teams matching their gender identity.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
As senator, Brown advocated for expanding and protecting Social Security benefits.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

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In theory, the resolution could have passed if eight of the 11 Democrats who missed the vote would have supported it.

— Mariana Alfaro, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
Anthropic has publicly supported all three bills, and OpenAI has been warming up to them as well after initially being reticent to support the proposals.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026

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