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
After the Met announced the Bezoses’ participation, many social media users — who are the Met Gala’s most enthusiastic promoters, tuning into Vogue’s livestream and analyzing looks for days afterwards — called for a boycott.
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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
King is a prominent boxing promoter who has worked with some of the most successful boxers over the course of his 50-year career.
—PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The concert was produced by the rock station, along with Orlando promoter Joe Lambusta.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
As the movie shows, Don King was a promoter and brought in Pepsi as a sponsor.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
King is a prominent boxing promoter who has worked with some of the most successful boxers over the course of his 50-year career.
—PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The concert was produced by the rock station, along with Orlando promoter Joe Lambusta.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
As the movie shows, Don King was a promoter and brought in Pepsi as a sponsor.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoter
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Many proponents expressed frustration with the school board and administration as multiyear efforts to bring Arabic language instruction to District 230 appeared to stall, culminating with the recent resignation of the only Arab American member of the school board.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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These excess profit taxes are not always as efficacious as proponents hope for.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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The clip, shared on X, appears to show Zahra Billoo, executive director of the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations CAIR-CA, discussing how supporters should approach expressing controversial sentiments in public versus private settings.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Liverpool have revised plans to increase ticket prices following protests and lengthy discussions with the club’s supporters’ board.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Housing advocates successfully lobbied the City Council Thursday night to shift away from plans to limit the number of bus stops to four, opening up the possibility that the law, California Senate Bill 79, could apply to as many as 52 bus stops.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Signs were posted this week warning of a disruption and preservation advocates took the government to court as debris dumped there from the White House East Wing demolition tested positive for lead.—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Torresani becomes the latest exponent of a recruiting shift for Dutcher and his staff, from almost exclusively Southern California high school prospects to bounce-back transfers to a more national focus to now casting their net overseas.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Promoter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoter. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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