as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a fervent apostle of universal health care
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Recent Examples of apostle
Erastus Snow was an apostle from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in charge of Arizona colonization.
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Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
The other day, The Athletic’s Duncan Alexander — an analytics apostle if ever there was one — got talking with a data denier in a pub.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Taken together, these apostles display impressive credentials.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
An apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
The other day, The Athletic’s Duncan Alexander — an analytics apostle if ever there was one — got talking with a data denier in a pub.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Taken together, these apostles display impressive credentials.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
An apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostle
Noun
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There’s much misinformation about who actually pays tariffs Trump is a proponent of tariffs, insisting that they are paid for by foreign countries.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, is also a staunch free speech proponent.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The crackdown drew criticism from free speech advocates and intensified national debates over the rights of students to engage in political activism.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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His first son, Lincoln Gabriel, died by suicide in 2013, turning his father into a suicide-prevention advocate.—
Nora Gámez Torres and,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, Lyle Menendez reacted to the news to his supporters and family in a Facebook post.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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The unprecedented Oval Office meeting has since drawn widespread attention, with some Trump supporters praising him, others expressing concern, and many international leaders and Democrats criticizing the president and voicing support for Zelensky.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Brutalism is once again the matter of mainstream discourse with the release of The Brutalist, a three-and-a-half-hour film about an exponent of the style named Lászlo Tóth.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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An exponent of decadent literature, D’Annunzio, too, raised an army, in 1919, and even tried to establish an independent state in a part of what is now Croatia.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Apostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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