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
Instead of following the trend, MAC is doubling down on their support of the Black community, who have been a huge proponent of their success since 1994.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
My mom and my family were huge proponents of my singing, which is so odd.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2025
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Come morning, Dr. Mraz is a proponent of drinking a big glass of water to help depuff and rehydrate.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Feb. 2025
Mary Gordon, vice president at InSite Builders & Remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland, is a proponent of LED lighting in today's bathrooms.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
My mom and my family were huge proponents of my singing, which is so odd.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2025
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Come morning, Dr. Mraz is a proponent of drinking a big glass of water to help depuff and rehydrate.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Feb. 2025
Mary Gordon, vice president at InSite Builders & Remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland, is a proponent of LED lighting in today's bathrooms.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proponent
Noun
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The crackdown drew criticism from free speech advocates and intensified national debates over the rights of students to engage in political activism.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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His first son, Lincoln Gabriel, died by suicide in 2013, turning his father into a suicide-prevention advocate.—
Nora Gámez Torres and,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday, Lyle Menendez reacted to the news to his supporters and family in a Facebook post.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mobutu’s long-standing Western supporters were tired of his corruption and brutality.—
Michela Wrong,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Mar. 2025
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Brutalism is once again the matter of mainstream discourse with the release of The Brutalist, a three-and-a-half-hour film about an exponent of the style named Lászlo Tóth.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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An exponent of decadent literature, D’Annunzio, too, raised an army, in 1919, and even tried to establish an independent state in a part of what is now Croatia.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Proponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proponent. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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