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proponents

noun

plural of proponent

as in advocates

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 proponents Currently not even the strongest proponents of the Many Worlds interpretation agree on how to answer these questions. — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The No campaign accused measure proponents of misusing the state office. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The survey’s proponents can also point to competing demands—such as housing, medical costs, and support for family members—as real constraints on saving, even for higher earners. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The all-of-the-above proponents Another group of candidates wants to have it both ways. — Geoffrey Henderson, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 In West Virginia, Arkansas and Texas, proponents have been eager to challenge anyone who got in the way, including fellow Republicans who voiced concerns. — Henry Culvyhouse, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026 That could explain why spinning galaxies can be held together without needing an extra source of gravity from dark matter, its proponents have argued. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Peptide proponents argue that shoddy manufacturing — not the peptides — causes harm. — CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 The movie’s proponents also stressed that the film industry was an economic engine for the city. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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In March 2026, two presidential commissions recommended that the evictions continue in order to protect wildlife, in a process that included few Maasai, Indigenous peoples’ advocates at the Oakland Institute reported.

— David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
That's one reason Levin, along with many other public school advocates, continues to push back against the tax credit.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocates

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One section of bleachers directly behind the lectern and in the eye of the cameras was filled with supporters who looked young enough to be Florida Gulf Coast undergrads.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, both are expected to take tens of thousands of supporters to the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in their last effort before the runoff.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of supporters

Noun

Grupo Duelo, one of the most prominent exponents of norteño tejano music, will be part of the Billboard Latin Music Week 2026, representing traditional regional Mexican music.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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