as in endorsed
to promote the interests or cause of
environmentalists advocating agricultural methods designed to slow the destruction of rain forests
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Recent Examples of advocated
Complicating matters, a number of people have advocated for something called hormesis, in which small doses of radiation purportedly promote the cellular repair of damage from other sources.
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ArsTechnica,
6 July 2026
Shannon Camacho, an activist with the nonprofit Inclusive Actions, which has advocated on behalf of street vendors, said violence against street-level food workers is underreported.
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James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Leading historians have advocated this approach, and this was the substance of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign.
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Dominic Erdozain,
Time,
3 July 2026
Sarah Kagan advocated for improved bereavement leave, inspired by her mother's experience.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The decision was made after several council members voiced concerns about the proposal's potential impact, including Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez, who introduced it in April and advocated for the amendment.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Last week, the actress, who has advocated for many causes since the 1970s, attended a protest against a data center being built in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Ironically, or not, bloomers are named for the journalist and Suffragist Amelia Bloomer, who advocated for women to abandon rigid corsets and heavy petticoats in favor of trousers, shorter skirts, and sensible boots.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Early in its founding in New York City in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals advocated for the city's horses, rallying against overloading the horse carts and supplying the animals with drinking water.
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
ArsTechnica,
6 July 2026
Shannon Camacho, an activist with the nonprofit Inclusive Actions, which has advocated on behalf of street vendors, said violence against street-level food workers is underreported.
—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Leading historians have advocated this approach, and this was the substance of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign.
—
Dominic Erdozain,
Time,
3 July 2026
Sarah Kagan advocated for improved bereavement leave, inspired by her mother's experience.
—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The decision was made after several council members voiced concerns about the proposal's potential impact, including Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez, who introduced it in April and advocated for the amendment.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Last week, the actress, who has advocated for many causes since the 1970s, attended a protest against a data center being built in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood.
—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Ironically, or not, bloomers are named for the journalist and Suffragist Amelia Bloomer, who advocated for women to abandon rigid corsets and heavy petticoats in favor of trousers, shorter skirts, and sensible boots.
—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Early in its founding in New York City in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals advocated for the city's horses, rallying against overloading the horse carts and supplying the animals with drinking water.
—
Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocated
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Still, the success of three left-wing candidates endorsed by Mamdani in New York’s congressional primary has reinvigorated Republican midterm messaging around socialism.
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In a joint opinion piece published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in late May, the two officials endorsed pausing the development of new data centers in Little Rock.
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For more than 30 years, Alpert Jewish Family Service has supported Holocaust survivors through its Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program.
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Over the years, Kelce and Swift have supported one another at concerts and football games, with the hitmaker even being present when her beau won a Super Bowl ring in February 2024.
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“Advocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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