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to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice
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Recent Examples of espoused
Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Philippi also repeatedly espoused his adherence to white supremacist and accelerationist ideologies which promote the idea that a destabilizing terrorist attack on something like the nation's energy sectors could serve to incite unrest that leads to civil war, prosecutors said.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
James Murdoch and Elisabeth Murdoch have been known to hold different political views than Lachlan, with James notably contributing to causes that are not in keeping with the opinions espoused on the cable network.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Brickner, who is a former Valparaiso Police chief, has often espoused the need for non-monetary compensation to boost morale.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
For 20 years, Kennedy has espoused the debunked theory that autism is caused by vaccines, dismissing evidence to the contrary by arguing that vaccine manufacturers, researchers and regulators all have an interest in obscuring their harms.
—Sharon Lerner, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
For 20 years, Kennedy has espoused the debunked theory that autism is caused by vaccines, dismissing evidence to the contrary by arguing that vaccine manufacturers, researchers and regulators all have an interest in obscuring their harms.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
This development represents a meaningful shift that could help create new momentum toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while undercutting the ideology of violent resistance espoused by Hamas and other jihadist organizations.
—Ami Ayalon, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Red represents the traditional values, work ethic, economic opportunities, immigration controls and police protections no longer espoused by modern Democrats.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The overlap in the Venn diagram of the beliefs of Mormons (especially the reality-TV variety) and the traditional values The Bachelor has long espoused is basically a circle.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Philippi also repeatedly espoused his adherence to white supremacist and accelerationist ideologies which promote the idea that a destabilizing terrorist attack on something like the nation's energy sectors could serve to incite unrest that leads to civil war, prosecutors said.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
James Murdoch and Elisabeth Murdoch have been known to hold different political views than Lachlan, with James notably contributing to causes that are not in keeping with the opinions espoused on the cable network.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Brickner, who is a former Valparaiso Police chief, has often espoused the need for non-monetary compensation to boost morale.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
For 20 years, Kennedy has espoused the debunked theory that autism is caused by vaccines, dismissing evidence to the contrary by arguing that vaccine manufacturers, researchers and regulators all have an interest in obscuring their harms.
—Sharon Lerner, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
For 20 years, Kennedy has espoused the debunked theory that autism is caused by vaccines, dismissing evidence to the contrary by arguing that vaccine manufacturers, researchers and regulators all have an interest in obscuring their harms.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
This development represents a meaningful shift that could help create new momentum toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while undercutting the ideology of violent resistance espoused by Hamas and other jihadist organizations.
—Ami Ayalon, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Red represents the traditional values, work ethic, economic opportunities, immigration controls and police protections no longer espoused by modern Democrats.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for espoused
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Wilson, who emerged as a songwriter married to Sixpence None the Richer frontwoman Leigh Nash, was initially championed by Music City's alt-pop station Lightning 100 and now may earn one of mainstream country's most notable awards.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to a study by wedding planning website The Knot, which analyzed data from 17,000 couples in the United States who got married in 2024 as well as from couples getting married this year, around 69 percent of couples opt to take a honeymoon after their wedding.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Home to more than 1,200 stores, the Dubai Mall is so big that complimentary electric buggies ferry shoppers around and free phone batteries can be borrowed in case visitors run out of power on a day trip there.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nearly every part of the couple's wedding was borrowed or gifted with love.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The British eventually adopted harsh measures to end the revolt.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The team has started testing combinations specifically for B-EUV radiation, which is expected to be adopted in manufacturing within the next decade.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, Edgell has since embraced baking full time, according to the outlet.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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As the Internet, and now AI, enabled increased firms’ capabilities, and customers acquired more power in the marketplace, the most successful firms were those that embraced startingly different principles.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Financially, Scott continued to control marital funds, covering household expenses and temporarily providing Kelley $10,000 per month for living costs contingent on court order or further agreement.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Success on Her Own Terms Yet there is one glaring problem in manifesting a post-marital identity overhaul for one of the world’s most successful women—namely, Swift herself, who has expressed no intention of swapping her guitar for an apron.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Espoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espoused. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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