as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a promoter of greater understanding and cooperation among churches
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Recent Examples of promoter
Now up to 50% of events at those venues can be exclusive to Live Nation, while the remaining 50% must be open to other promoters or ticketing companies.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
From 2020 to 2023, it was owned by Live Nation affiliate Insomniac, the promoter behind major dance festivals including Electric Daisy Carnival.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
Artists will now be allowed to play a Live Nation amphitheater and choose their own promoter, while promoters will also be able to allocate 50 percent of tickets to their preferred retailer.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Oren became the property’s promoter.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
From 2020 to 2023, it was owned by Live Nation affiliate Insomniac, the promoter behind major dance festivals including Electric Daisy Carnival.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
Artists will now be allowed to play a Live Nation amphitheater and choose their own promoter, while promoters will also be able to allocate 50 percent of tickets to their preferred retailer.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Oren became the property’s promoter.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoter
Noun
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And like in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, this war seems unlikely to turn out quite as its proponents may hope.—
Fareed Zakaria,
Washington Post,
13 Mar. 2026
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The measure’s proponents say the measure would help free up funds in the county budget for other services.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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One of the biggest flashpoints came in November when Van de Ven and Djed Spence walked straight down the tunnel without acknowledging the supporters after a 1-0 defeat at home by rivals Chelsea.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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And yet Hezbollah’s choice to plunge the country into war has fractured the group, which is now facing backlash from its own supporters, and from the Lebanese government.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rae Huang, a pastor and housing advocate, will also appear on the ballot.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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McGiffert, the patient safety advocate, urged consumers to check multiple sources when evaluating a hospital or other health system.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 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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“Promoter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoter. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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