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as in to adopt
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice
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Recent Examples of espouse
Campa-Najjar’s journey from espousing progressive positions to conservative ones and back again has required him to do a lot of explaining in recent years.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
He's found success as a media personality by posting news and conservative political commentary, which has espoused various conspiracy theories.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Many of your readers likely already espouse Indigenous values—or would claim to—yet their own lives and the world at large remain largely unchanged.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
However, the two political figures have also found common ground on the issue of affordability, with the president espousing a surprisingly positive tone about the mayor during the pair’s first Oval Office meeting last November.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
He's found success as a media personality by posting news and conservative political commentary, which has espoused various conspiracy theories.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Many of your readers likely already espouse Indigenous values—or would claim to—yet their own lives and the world at large remain largely unchanged.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
However, the two political figures have also found common ground on the issue of affordability, with the president espousing a surprisingly positive tone about the mayor during the pair’s first Oval Office meeting last November.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espouse
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Although the couple were married under a separation-of-property agreement, the work remained in Aristrain’s home after their split, prompting the complaint.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pair shared a sweet slideshow on Instagram in December 2023 that showed Wilson getting down on one knee in front of a Christmas tree to ask a shocked van der Pol to marry him.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the broad picture, district budgets throughout the state are likely to be a little larger, level or somewhat smaller — and schools could yet receive a big boost by the time the state’s budget is adopted in June.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s a reason Pete Carroll adopted that strategy up in Seattle with the Seahawks.—
Tracy Kimball,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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So the big production rewrite was embracing Australia, not as some post-apocalyptic Mad Max hellscape, but Australia for Australia.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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The most recent photographs, which were taken in March, showed Vrabel and Russini holding hands and embracing.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Scientists have found a way to make a new class of gas-trapping glass easier to manufacture by borrowing a centuries-old principle from traditional glassmaking.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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On the right, there’s an inviting seating nook and the hallway with a lending library—guests can borrow a book or leave behind one they’re finished with—that leads to the elevators.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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“Espouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espouse. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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