as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
an idealistic paladin seeking better treatment for the homeless
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Recent Examples of paladin
The problem was audiences who weren’t well-versed in paladins, druids and bards mostly steered clear.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2023
Regé-Jean Page as Xenk the Paladin Regé-Jean Page plays a paladin named Xenk.
—Adam England, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2023
Players design characters that can range from humans to elves to dwarves and beyond and then select a class such as paladin, fighter, ranger, barbarian or several others.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
Regé-Jean Page and Chris Pine play a paladin and a bard, respectively, in the new Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2023
Regé-Jean Page as Xenk the Paladin Regé-Jean Page plays a paladin named Xenk.
—Adam England, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2023
Players design characters that can range from humans to elves to dwarves and beyond and then select a class such as paladin, fighter, ranger, barbarian or several others.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
Regé-Jean Page and Chris Pine play a paladin and a bard, respectively, in the new Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paladin
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Lately, proponents of the cull have pointed to a 2023 study by researchers from the Animal and Plant Health Agency, which seemed to show a reduction in bovine tuberculosis.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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That will shift the domestic balance of power away from proponents of the green transition.—
Matias Spektor,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Some legislators and advocates say faster results would allow less time for misinformation about election administration to take hold.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Also, a coalition of patients, doctors and advocates plan to gather outside the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday to highlight the human impact of care denials by health insurers.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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But the political chaos provoked by the Dec. 3 martial law declaration is expected to continue, as Yoon and his ruling party supporters remain defiant against the insurrection charges.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Henry could have followed the French practice of appointing judges who effectively made the decisions to favor supporters and punish enemies.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Djokovic, who has mastered the art of winning the first four rounds of a major with as little trouble as possible over his career, is the greatest exponent of Grand Slam pacing the sport has ever seen.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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According to the authors of a preprint posted to the physics arXiv in February, however, recent biological research suggests a higher scaling exponent of 3 known as Murray's Law, for the rule of trees.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Dec. 2024
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In Mulholland Drive’s most arresting scene, the protagonists find themselves at an otherworldly club in the middle of the night.—
Will Bahr,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The protagonist recounts how a robot saved him instead of a younger girl, having calculated her survival chance at just 11% — lower than his own.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Paladin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paladin. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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