1
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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Recent Examples of supporter
Brian Worrell appeared to have the Council presidency clinched the night before, when Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who claimed the have the job for months, dropped out after three of her key supporters flipped their votes to Worrell, per City Hall sources.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Trump’s approval rating has slipped since the start of his presidency, even among supporters — and ICE’s out-of-control conduct is becoming a bigger and bigger factor.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Joe Tsai played lacrosse at Yale and is a big supporter.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
The Wyles are each other's biggest supporters.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
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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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Her one ally, the as yet unnamed head of housekeeping, played by Madeleine Stowe, advises Lilly to make things right with Ronnie.—
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But European allies may benefit from that through cooperation under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other alliances.—
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The Dearborn Heights Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE'S request for comment but Guzowski said an advocate has been assigned to the family.—
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Community leaders demand arrest of ICE agent Local leaders and advocates in Minnesota called for the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good to be publicly identified, fired and criminally prosecuted at a news conference on Thursday.—
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On her show the evening of January 6, the Fox News host Laura Ingraham wondered aloud whether antifa sympathizers had infiltrated the crowd.—
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No one was ever arrested, but Crosby said her family believes he was targeted by pro-communist sympathizers who wanted Americans out of the country.—
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Victor Quispe Victor Quispe The friend said Quispe was a barber, and he recently got married and his wife is expecting.—
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First, Monty Miller (a suave, anguished Jon Hamm), Tommy’s lifelong friend and billionaire founder of M-Tex, dies suddenly, but not before naming the fixer as the new company president.—
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Politico cited congressional colleagues who did not wish to be named as saying LaMalfa suffered an aneurysm — a bulging of an arterial wall — and then a heart attack.—
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Moreno and his colleagues believe there is a small window in which to strike a deal and have proposed a longer period for open enrollment to soften the blow of premium increases.—
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Rodríguez, 56, is a powerful figure and longtime confidant of Maduro, and she has been backed thus far by Venezuela's military commanders.—
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His first permanent gig came on Judging Amy (1999–2005) as the title character’s close confidant.—
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Because of their biblical beliefs about Israel, Hummel said, evangelical backers, known as Christian Zionists, have become central to American support.—
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He is thought to be the main backer of current Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.—
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“Supporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supporter. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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