as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
Milton Friedman is usually cited as the leading American protagonist of monetarism
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Recent Examples of protagonist
And the protagonist in Lost Highway is experiencing a psychogenic fugue?
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David Marchese, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
The games aren’t new anymore (which isn’t to say there aren’t new games), and the surroundings have become familiar — to us and our protagonist.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The protagonist of the acclaimed 2019 indie film is Jimmie, a resident of Bayview-Hunters Point, the other historic Black neighborhood where about 22 percent of the city’s Black residents still live.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
On this street the lives are final drafts, The protagonists are flags
And dogs walking owners bearing little bags.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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David Marchese, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
The games aren’t new anymore (which isn’t to say there aren’t new games), and the surroundings have become familiar — to us and our protagonist.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The protagonist of the acclaimed 2019 indie film is Jimmie, a resident of Bayview-Hunters Point, the other historic Black neighborhood where about 22 percent of the city’s Black residents still live.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
On this street the lives are final drafts, The protagonists are flags
And dogs walking owners bearing little bags.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for protagonist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protagonist
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On Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked a bill that proponents said would ensure that newborns surviving abortions received medical care and critics said would add legal risks for doctors.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Parts of Trump’s plan have some high-profile proponents: namely JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, the leader of the world’s largest bank.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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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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Many were neighbors, Hollywood pals and friends from my 20-plus years of sobriety in the 12-step recovery community, which has had an enormous presence in the Palisades and Malibu for decades.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Heidi was heartened to hear several neighbors and friends plan to rebuild their homes — if insurance payouts come through.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Protagonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protagonist. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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