ADVOCATED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

advocated

verb

past tense of advocate

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 City officials advocated for improved communication between local agencies so that people like her could receive proper services instead of being cycled through the justice system — instead of being returned to the streets. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Both candidates have been critical of the license plate reader company Flock Safety, advocated for investing in alternatives to policing and have recently indicated that they are committed to keeping the LAPD from shrinking any further. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The community advocated a spiritual life and represented their idea of an earthly paradise. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Trump again floated a diesel export ban, a move the White House has long considered and one that many Republicans have advocated despite pushback from energy analysts. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 And those who advocated for public disclosure of the files have continued to push for accountability in Washington and on Wall Street. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Earlier popes had maintained that exception, though Pope John Paul II increasingly advocated ending capital punishment, stressing that those convicted of crimes retain their human dignity. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 At the same time, Sargent advocated for Christian Children’s Fund, Special Olympics, World Hunger, AIDS Project Los Angeles and the American Foundation for AIDS Research. — Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026 Kubrick, who had always had misgivings about the scene but kept it in after his daughter Vivian advocated for it, decided to remove the epilogue after the first few days of exhibition. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

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Flanagan has not endorsed or campaigned on the Green New Deal.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa’s cancer crisis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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The demonstration marked the completion of the project’s first phase, supported by funding from the US Department of Energy.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

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