as in advocate
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a vocal proponent of the use of electric-powered cars
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Recent Examples of proponent
Wall-to-Wall Carpeting In the past, some dining rooms featured wall-to-wall carpeting, but Lubin is not a proponent of this design decision for a few different reasons.
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 4 Jan. 2026
Some important Connecticut musicians are also in the mix, including Tyler Sherman, The Hartford Sound, Ben Bilello and René McLean, who is New York-based but whose father Jackie McLean was one of the biggest proponents of the Hartford jazz scene of the late 20th century.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Sources have told Deadline that Netflix have been proponents of a 17-day window which would steamroll the theatrical business, while circuits such as AMC believe the line needs to be held around 45 days.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Masters noted the paper does not capture any impact of the changes to vaccination policy that have occurred since Kennedy — a longtime proponent of disproven claims about the safety of vaccines — was named as the country’s top health official.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 4 Jan. 2026
Some important Connecticut musicians are also in the mix, including Tyler Sherman, The Hartford Sound, Ben Bilello and René McLean, who is New York-based but whose father Jackie McLean was one of the biggest proponents of the Hartford jazz scene of the late 20th century.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Sources have told Deadline that Netflix have been proponents of a 17-day window which would steamroll the theatrical business, while circuits such as AMC believe the line needs to be held around 45 days.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Masters noted the paper does not capture any impact of the changes to vaccination policy that have occurred since Kennedy — a longtime proponent of disproven claims about the safety of vaccines — was named as the country’s top health official.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proponent
Noun
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The Dearborn Heights Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE'S request for comment but Guzowski said an advocate has been assigned to the family.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Community leaders demand arrest of ICE agent Local leaders and advocates in Minnesota called for the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good to be publicly identified, fired and criminally prosecuted at a news conference on Thursday.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Looking ahead into her second year without Tyler, Persun is hoping to further build out her network of followers, friends and supporters.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Trump promised transparency with regards to the Epstein investigation, but has alienated even loyal supporters with his actions on the matter.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
14 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 bird’s eyes remained blank, unmoved by the exponent.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Proponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proponent. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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