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as in proponents
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
Mark Twain, Noah Webster, and President Theodore Roosevelt are among past advocates of a reformed spelling system
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as in lawyers
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
with such a strong case against him, he's going to need the best advocate that money can buy
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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 advocates
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updated January 12, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Representation matters Autism advocates are celebrating the release of the first-ever Barbie on the spectrum.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Local environmental health advocates worry the EPA testing is designed only to justify FEMA’s decision not to undertake comprehensive soil testing, instead of providing real relief to their communities.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
But as automakers push for looser regulations, safety advocates and some state lawmakers have called for stricter guardrails on deployment and for mandating human supervision during testing.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Seattle’s new approach to drug enforcement is triggering alarm among police and public safety advocates, who warn the city is quietly sliding back toward the conditions that once fueled crime, open-air drug markets and deadly overdoses.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Habeeb is the creator and host of To the Rescue, a weekly television series spotlighting shelter workers, heroic animal advocates, and life-changing rescue stories across the country.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
But advocates, the city and Dillard's haven't been able to break ground on a design.
—Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Industry lobbying unsuccessful to date Some advocates for the restaurant industry have been lobbying to change the way service fees are treated.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
There is some evidence that shows mining below the water table can also negatively impact an aquifer, said Steve Roy, a board member with the Blue River Foundation of Oklahoma, which advocates for the protection of the Blue River.
—Kayla Branch, The Frontier, 12 Jan. 2026
The toymaker partnered with Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), a non-profit disability rights organization run by and for people with autism that advocates for the rights of the autism community.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
The Department of Angels is a nonprofit organization that advocates for wildfire survivors.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
According to the Trevor Project, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ rights and conducts a survey on the mental health of young people, trans teens who attended schools with policies supportive of gender transitions have lower rates of attempting suicide.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Hochul has pushed for a statewide mask ban in the past year, but her proposal has not gained enough traction to overcome objections made by civil liberties advocates.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, an organization that frequently advocates for free speech on college campuses, has vehemently denounced the school’s decision to alter Peterson’s syllabus, claiming the university’s decision violates the First Amendment.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
The Herald reviewed complaints filed with Colombian government agencies, as well as records from the Institute for Women in Migration, a Mexican organization that advocates for migrant women’s rights in Mexico and the United States.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
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Environmental justice and conservation advocates’ push to advance a bill aimed at strengthening California’s Environmental Quality Act stalled, as the measure was pulled from Monday’s hearing agenda.
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Along with expanding access across state lines, the report advocates for Massachusetts to removed the requirement for nurses to have two years of experience before being allowed to prescribe.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocates
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But proponents of the industry claim that the environmental costs still net out as a plus since the space data centers take processing off the fossil-fuel-burning grid.—
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One of the biggest proponents of the capri resurgence, the supermodel has been making a stylish case for cropped pants since last summer—and her latest iteration takes the divisive Noughties silhouette into Italian girl style territory.—
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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is preparing for his team of lawyers to make their argument in front of the top court, a case defending the state's Save Women's Sports Act, which prohibits those who were assigned male at birth from playing on competitive female sports teams.—
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His lawyers have asked the judge to hold an evidentiary hearing that could unfold like the dayslong hearing held last month in Mangione’s state case, where prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office laid out details of how Mangione’s arrest unfolded.—
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The book features a print advertisement in which the pope endorses the product.—
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Her silence tacitly endorses the president’s pardons of financial criminals the Justice Department had worked honorably to convict.—
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Some even questioned the legitimacy of the petition signatures submitted to the city, noting that some supporters for the neighborhood dog park didn’t live within a 500-foot radius or even live in the city.—
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Police have repeatedly used tear gas to break up his rallies, and several of his supporters have been arrested.—
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Parents are encouraged to participate in their baby’s care through techniques like kangaroo care (skin-to-skin contact), which helps stabilize vital signs and supports development.—
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Beyond still photography, the sensor supports 8K video recording at 30 frames per second.—
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Organizing consultant Marie Kondo also champions the benefits of a tidy workspace.—
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In addition to developing feature genre stories, Schwan is one of the founders of Silverlake Scream Show, an annual horror anthology screening event that champions emerging genre filmmakers.—
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“Advocates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocates. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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