1
as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights
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2
as in ally
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
even the President's supporters acknowledge that some of the criticism is justified
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Recent Examples of supporter
Attorney General Rob Bonta must issue an official title and summary before supporters can begin collecting signatures.
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Most of the chairs for Ingoglia’s press conference at a downtown state office building were filled with supporters who applauded his remarks.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Among the supporters was Ashlee Berbeau, a librarian who attended the demonstration before the trustees’ meeting.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, supporters of AI in the creator world say that video becoming so push-button will put a greater emphasis on human relatability and style — exactly the kinds of things that influencers excel at.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Most of the chairs for Ingoglia’s press conference at a downtown state office building were filled with supporters who applauded his remarks.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Among the supporters was Ashlee Berbeau, a librarian who attended the demonstration before the trustees’ meeting.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, supporters of AI in the creator world say that video becoming so push-button will put a greater emphasis on human relatability and style — exactly the kinds of things that influencers excel at.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supporter
Noun
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This was a momentous development for child-care proponents such as myself, who have long argued that wide-reaching free programs are crucial for parents and for a healthy democracy.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s because the gains at the top are largely predicated on a speculative artificial intelligence stock market boom that even some AI proponents say could quickly fizzle — and potentially take the US economy down with it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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This offers a real opportunity for the United States and its allies.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Idaho lawmakers and advocates have stressed that their goals are bodily autonomy and informed choice.—
Audrey Dutton,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Power resources have long been a sticking point for data center opponents and consumer advocates who argue the massive structures will sap energy and lead to higher electric bills for residential consumers.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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As Koestler observes, crying is a signal not just of surrender but of neediness, designed to elicit succor and comfort from sympathizers.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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McCarthy and his cronies engineered a hysteria over left-wing ideologies and their sympathizers, encouraging tactics like loyalty oaths and provoking paranoia over a suggestion that communist spies were omnipresent in America.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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In July, when the United Nations put out its own plan for surging food and medicine into Gaza in the event of a cease-fire, the State Department was still hiring the people currently coordinating its Gaza relief work, the current federal employee and one of their colleagues told me.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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This points to a growing public health concern for younger Americans, a population also experiencing similar increases in colorectal cancer diagnoses, added Kim and colleague Aimal Khan, a colon and rectal surgery professor at Vanderbilt.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Got friends coming over for the game this weekend and there's so much to do?—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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In February, Pearce was convicted of fatally drugging model Christy Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola with fentanyl after a party in November 2021.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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In early 2024, the sport’s biggest name became embroiled in legal controversy when his personal interpreter and close confidant, Ippei Mizuhara, was found to have wired large payments from the player’s account to a bookmaking operation then under federal investigation.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Mike is portrayed as a confidant as Bruce records the album.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Angela Bettis gives one of the best horror performances of the decade as the title character, a deeply lonely veterinary assistant and amateur taxidermist with a lazy eye and no friends, who loses her already tenuous grip on reality after experiencing one too many romantic rejections.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The teaching assistant was seated on the floor with a luggage strap looped around her neck and tied to a closet doorknob.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Supporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supporter. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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