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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 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 In recent years, proponents have fought to increase access to raw milk within states, often opposing efforts to limit its sales. — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026 The movie’s proponents also stressed that the film industry was an economic engine for the city. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 On the other side of the campaign, John Adams was labeled by Jefferson's proponents as a monarchist with aspirations to become king of the new United States. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 Curiously, few of these proponents ever mention the New York Mets and their spending. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Whatever the proponents of a ban were trying to accomplish at a local school district level, its effect on demand often traveled well beyond the district where the books were challenged. — Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 The markets price in a number of other factors—most obviously the opposition’s advertising campaign, which will go largely unanswered because the proponents of Proposition 40 used up most of their cash to gather signatures to get it on the ballot. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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But much like the way studios and directors of the 1960s and ’70s embraced the once-taboo profanity and nudity, this year AI has found a new wave of advocates eager to go public.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The payments are adjusted every year based on inflation, but many older Americans and their advocates have long said that the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) formula doesn’t match the actual increase in expenses.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocates

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Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
An hour before a ball was even kicked on Sunday afternoon, the beating of drums and chanting from the River Guard supporters group could be heard loud and clear from the locker rooms at the Boas Soccer Complex.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of supporters

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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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