as in advocate
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a vocal proponent of the use of electric-powered cars
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Recent Examples of proponent
Following Virginia’s vote, proponents of the E.R.A have believed the amendment has reached the total number of ratifications needed and should be added to the Constitution promptly.
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Eva Epker, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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
That will shift the domestic balance of power away from proponents of the green transition.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Hours before this year’s legislative session formally began, proponents of school vouchers had already embarked on their push for what is likely to be one of the most contested topics in Idaho over the coming months.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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Eva Epker, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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
That will shift the domestic balance of power away from proponents of the green transition.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Hours before this year’s legislative session formally began, proponents of school vouchers had already embarked on their push for what is likely to be one of the most contested topics in Idaho over the coming months.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
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Today marks School Choice Week, a time when advocates of educational freedom highlight and promote the value of school choice.—
The Editorial Board,
Orange County Register,
28 Jan. 2025
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Transgender rights advocates claim there are as many as 15,000 transgender service members in the U.S. military, though a RAND Corporation study from 2016 found the number to be in the low thousands.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Taake, 36, was serving a 6-year sentence in a Colorado prison when President Donald Trump pardoned him and 1,500 other MAGA supporters for seizing the Capitol in protest of his 2020 election defeat.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Yoon was impeached and suspended from presidential duties over his actions and has been in detention since his Jan. 15 arrest following an hours-long standoff between law enforcement and the president's guard and supporters.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
27 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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“Proponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proponent. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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