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
Regardless of their differences, all Cosmists advocated for the attainment of immortality and colonization of outer space, goals people still strive for today.
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Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Several members of the Del Mar Historical Society advocated for the Alvarado House, which dates back to the late 1800s, to be part of the master plan.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
This is advocated as the route to allowing consumers and communities (alongside policymakers, because the wider impact of this understanding should filter upwards) to make more informed choices about technology.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
His allies in the industry who have advocated for his release encouraged community members to write 200 letters of support that can aid in his potential release.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Heggie credits the late playwright/librettist Terrence McNally, who came prepared with ideas for possible productions and advocated for Prejean’s book as source material.
—Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
O'Connor, as a leader in the FBI Agents Association years ago, advocated for the inclusion of the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania crash sites in the WTC Health Program.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In the interviews and non-fiction film, Deen and Glass advocated for her reputation and asserted that her racist rhetoric was not fully understood by the public.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Vogel also advocated for the passage of legislation that eventually acknowledged the injustice of the exile and imprisonment and provided a payment of $20,000 to Japanese American camp survivors.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Several members of the Del Mar Historical Society advocated for the Alvarado House, which dates back to the late 1800s, to be part of the master plan.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
This is advocated as the route to allowing consumers and communities (alongside policymakers, because the wider impact of this understanding should filter upwards) to make more informed choices about technology.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
His allies in the industry who have advocated for his release encouraged community members to write 200 letters of support that can aid in his potential release.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Heggie credits the late playwright/librettist Terrence McNally, who came prepared with ideas for possible productions and advocated for Prejean’s book as source material.
—Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
O'Connor, as a leader in the FBI Agents Association years ago, advocated for the inclusion of the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania crash sites in the WTC Health Program.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In the interviews and non-fiction film, Deen and Glass advocated for her reputation and asserted that her racist rhetoric was not fully understood by the public.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Vogel also advocated for the passage of legislation that eventually acknowledged the injustice of the exile and imprisonment and provided a payment of $20,000 to Japanese American camp survivors.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advocated
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Americans have generally endorsed the death penalty, though the gap between those who favor it and those who don’t has shrunk to 10 points.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The demonstration is being organized by NASA Needs Help — a group formed by employees and supporters at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and endorsed by the Goddard Engineers, Scientists and Technicians Association (GESTA).—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The research, published in Nature Photonics, was supported by the Army Research Office, NSF, DARPA, and NASA’s JPL.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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What began as a handful of campus groups now stretches across more than 3,500 high schools and universities, supported by dozens of full-time staff who manage student activists like a professional sales force.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Advocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advocated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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