plumped (for)

verb

past tense of plump (for)
as in endorsed
to promote the interests or cause of will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research

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  1. endorsed
  2. advocated
  3. supported
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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
Definition of endorsed
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  • 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
Definition of advocated
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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
Definition of supported
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“Plumped (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumped%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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