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
Apple has long been a vocal proponent of the sanctity of its users’ personal data.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
George Fishman, senior legal fellow at the conservative Center of Immigration Studies and former deputy general counsel at Department of Homeland Security during the first Trump administration, has been a strong proponent of the act.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Over time, proponents say, a major benefit of democratic parenting is that your children will:
Learn to self-regulate.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
Since the 25% US tariffs on Canada were announced last month, Carney has been an outspoken proponent of dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
George Fishman, senior legal fellow at the conservative Center of Immigration Studies and former deputy general counsel at Department of Homeland Security during the first Trump administration, has been a strong proponent of the act.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Over time, proponents say, a major benefit of democratic parenting is that your children will:
Learn to self-regulate.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
Since the 25% US tariffs on Canada were announced last month, Carney has been an outspoken proponent of dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proponent
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Who pays for treatment Industry advocates and those who seek more resources for intervention and prevention agree on one thing: without legalized gambling, there is no revenue stream for treatment.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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Another facet of the court battle is that Congress specifically authorized the CFPB's work in statute, so advocates contend Trump can't erase it with the stroke of a pen in an executive order.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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About forty per cent of the graduates of the Army’s infantry officer schools, Peri notes, come from the dati leumi, or nationalist Orthodox minority, many of them extremist yeshiva students and supporters of settlements.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dozens of Khalil supporters showed up at the New Jersey courtroom, necessitating an overflow room for those who wanted to watch the proceedings.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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Van Doren loved literature, and was a great exponent of it.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Proponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proponent. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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