as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
Milton Friedman is usually cited as the leading American protagonist of monetarism
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Recent Examples of protagonist
Morina’s direct style — following Shaban and Hatixhe closely, highlighting the physicality of their labor — adopts the matter-of-fact attitude of his protagonists.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
His protagonist is more displaced from himself and his community.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Your protagonist, Nikki Rose, is a go-getter.
—Essence, 31 Jan. 2026
The actress recently reflected on auditioning for Cady Heron, the protagonist Lindsay Lohan portrayed in the 2004 comedy classic.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
His protagonist is more displaced from himself and his community.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Your protagonist, Nikki Rose, is a go-getter.
—Essence, 31 Jan. 2026
The actress recently reflected on auditioning for Cady Heron, the protagonist Lindsay Lohan portrayed in the 2004 comedy classic.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protagonist
Noun
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Such markets gained popularity during the 2024 presidential race as proponents touted them as being more accurate and timely than traditional polling.—
A.J. Perez,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The price of localized interventions at Thwaites, proponents say, pales in comparison with the price of building seawalls around major cities.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, law enforcement leaders, civil rights advocates and other legal experts have decried how ICE agents and other federal officers have been flouting best practices when making street arrests, conducting crowd control and maintaining public safety amid mass protests.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in that two-century history.—
Nature magazine,
Scientific American,
31 Jan. 2026
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Savannah Guthrie opened the family’s plea by thanking supporters for their prayers before describing her mother as the heart of their family and making a direct appeal for contact, stressing Nancy Guthrie’s fragile health and urgent need for medication.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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His candidacy sparked sharp divisions, with supporters portraying him as a symbol of stability and opponents denouncing him as a reminder of authoritarian rule and unresolved war crimes.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 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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Naomi Honig stars in scary short about three friends playing the dangerous Knock Knock Game.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Protagonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protagonist. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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