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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights
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as in ally
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
even the President's supporters acknowledge that some of the criticism is justified
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The year after Lincoln was assassinated by slavery supporter John Wilkes Booth, strip-mining of coal got started in Lincoln’s home state of Illinois.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
This transparency encourages donors to feel more connected and increases the likelihood of turning them into repeat supporters, fostering long-term engagement and sustained giving.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Many Americans continue to believe that the CEOs of the nation’s largest companies are largely Donald Trump supporters—but nothing could be further from the truth.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
More:Trump supporters expect election fraud and violence Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
This transparency encourages donors to feel more connected and increases the likelihood of turning them into repeat supporters, fostering long-term engagement and sustained giving.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Many Americans continue to believe that the CEOs of the nation’s largest companies are largely Donald Trump supporters—but nothing could be further from the truth.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supporter
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If former President Donald Trump is elected president, the nation's loudest anti-vaccine proponent could conceivably be in a position to drastically transform U.S. health policy.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bitcoin’s Alternative to Central Control While central bankers argue that Bitcoin’s appeal is based on speculation, its proponents insist that central banks are missing the point.Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Palau, which is important to the U.S. military amid tensions with China and is among a dozen diplomatic allies of Taiwan, held a national election for president and its Senate on Nov. 5.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Some Western scholars have argued that tensions between China and North Korea present the United States and its allies with a chance to push the two countries apart.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Electric vehicle advocates were dismayed when General Motors suspended production of Chevrolet’s popular Bolt models, but the 2025 Equinox has many of the same admirable qualities, and EV consumers have responded accordingly.Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The bottom line: Trump's most dangerous weapon against the media is his words, which press freedom advocates have warned do have a significant chilling effect both at home and abroad.Sara Fischer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Party delegates then nominated Harris, Newsom’s longtime political colleague in California.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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His passion for taking pictures showed in his assignments, colleagues said, even the less exciting ones.Natasha Delion, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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However, unexpected surprises and miscommunications with a friend or a group could make things go south in a New York minute.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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His triumph in the Electoral College and the popular vote leaves democratic friends and allies of the United States wondering: Will a Trump presidency demand more burden-sharing from them, or even abandon them altogether?Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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For Price, the election marked a referendum on progressive politics in the criminal justice system — particularly after the 2022 recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, a fellow progressive district attorney who also served as Price’s confidant and advisor.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recently, Deadline exclusively reported the casting addition of Johnny Cannizzaro, who will portray Springsteen’s longtime confidant and E-Street band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
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Golden is a lawyer who has served as the first assistant in the Jefferson County Attorney's Office and as Louisville's Chief of Public Services.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Dakota worked on the opposite side of the camera as an art production assistant on the 2009 supernatural thriller Lost Soul.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Supporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supporter. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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