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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
an articulate expounder of the liberal position on the issue
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2
as in exponent
one who brings an art or science to full realization
one of the early expounders of abstract expressionism
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What’s at stake: Cashless bail proponents have argued in D.C. and other major cities across the country that cash requirements disproportionately harm low-income offenders who cannot afford to post bond.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
25 Aug. 2025 -
Chase Elliott: ‘Just give NASCAR a chance’ NASCAR driver Chase Elliott has gone on record before as a proponent of moving a Cup race to the Fairgrounds Speedway.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The single bit flip can increase the exponent value by 16.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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His sturdy Scottish exponent, James Mill, helped spread the Benthamite basics, while raising his son, John Stuart Mill, in no creed but that of utilitarianism.—
January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But savvy newcomer Celine Dumont, played by Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, arrives on the scene to play devil’s advocate.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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The world that globalization made was not the flat landscape of peaceful market competition that its advocates had promised.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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The jeweller and energy practitioner, who counts Kate Moss and Deepak Chopra among her devoted following, is hosting intimate 75-minute sessions in one of the hotel’s suites from September through December.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The next stage moves into practitioner territory, helping students discern their path, whether as product makers, teachers, healers, or writers.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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His supporters have pushed back on the Republican administration's attempt to close the book on Epstein after Trump and his backers helped to heighten expectations of blockbuster revelations.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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That earned him an incredible list of clients and supporters who trust him and continue to champion his work.—
Margot Machol Bisnow,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The arrest followed Knox’s detainment by Italian police for questioning — an interrogation that lasted 53 hours over five days without legal counsel or an interpreter present and led to Knox eventually signing a confession that put her at the crime scene and implicated Lumumba.—
Alyssa Davis,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Google Translate may have started out as a glorified digital dictionary, but it’s grown into an increasingly capable interpreter.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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Hamilton's Phillipa Soo is portraying Mary Magdalene, with Milo Manheim playing apostle Peter.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Judas, one of the apostles, betrays Jesus and that same night, Jesus is arrested and flogged.—
Tribune News Reports,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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“Expounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expounder. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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