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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 espoused
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Originally then, a ‘cynic’ is simply someone who espoused the teachings of Antisthenes.
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Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
But Pattie Gonia says their environmental work is now endangered by Patagonia, the outdoor-gear giant that has espoused similar environmentalist values.
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Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Iran’s new leadership also wanted to demonstrate that the more cautious policies espoused by the previous supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war, were no longer in play, Vakil added.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Inside Hawley’s stance Hawley’s predictions of the dangers of AI to American workers come as the Missouri Republican has, over the last several years, attempted to stake out pro-worker stances and eschew the traditional, business friendly positions espoused by some Republicans.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
The encyclical rejects two philosophies espoused by some in Silicon Valley—transhumanism and posthumanism—that see technology as a means to augment or perfect people.
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Francis X. Rocca,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
Copeland’s later political visibility also reflected a broader trend among charismatic and Pentecostal leaders in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, many of whom espoused Christian nationalism and became increasingly engaged in national politics.
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Rachel Cole,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
Jim said Bank of America's negativity around Salesforce's AI positioning flies in the face of what CEO Marc Benioff has espoused.
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Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Adjective
Notably, though, many Americans—regardless of party—espoused evolving views on the nature of America’s relationships with China, Canada and Mexico, its top three trading partners.
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Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
Compared with protein, which lends itself to narratives of growth—more grams, more gains—fibre is a bit of a hard sell, likelier to be espoused by women in sensible shoes than by fitness junkies on Twitch.
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Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Originally then, a ‘cynic’ is simply someone who espoused the teachings of Antisthenes.
—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
But Pattie Gonia says their environmental work is now endangered by Patagonia, the outdoor-gear giant that has espoused similar environmentalist values.
—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Iran’s new leadership also wanted to demonstrate that the more cautious policies espoused by the previous supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war, were no longer in play, Vakil added.
—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Inside Hawley’s stance Hawley’s predictions of the dangers of AI to American workers come as the Missouri Republican has, over the last several years, attempted to stake out pro-worker stances and eschew the traditional, business friendly positions espoused by some Republicans.
—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
The encyclical rejects two philosophies espoused by some in Silicon Valley—transhumanism and posthumanism—that see technology as a means to augment or perfect people.
—
Francis X. Rocca,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
Copeland’s later political visibility also reflected a broader trend among charismatic and Pentecostal leaders in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, many of whom espoused Christian nationalism and became increasingly engaged in national politics.
—
Rachel Cole,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
Jim said Bank of America's negativity around Salesforce's AI positioning flies in the face of what CEO Marc Benioff has espoused.
—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for espoused
Adjective
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The news of the arrest caught the attention of the family of Amy McHale, a woman who was once married to Horsch’s father and disappeared nearly 10 years ago.
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Clark was married to her partner, Jacquelyn Zita, for 11 years.
Verb
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The sleek outfit borrowed many of the elements that Shields has relied on for years.
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Sleek Separates Kendall Jenner borrowed from the classic summer playbook, wearing an all-white ensemble for an event in Soho.
Adjective
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Put pre-matched outfits on the same hanger.
Verb
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It was later adopted as the nation’s first official flag after the Continental Congress passed a resolution on June 14, 1777.
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Some of the other Angels have adopted Pikachu as an unofficial team mascot and last week during the Angels’ series against the Mariners in Seattle, the team visited Pokémon’s North American headquarters.
Adjective
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Composed at Rose’s prompting and anticipating Flanagan’s extraordinary Pain Journal, the volume is so direct in its account of the couple’s conjugal life that the Indian authorities tossed its original print run into the ocean before the books could ship from Chennai to New York.
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Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.
Verb
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The slideshow on social media showed Kelce’s backyard transformed into a lush, floral garden as the pair embraced and showed off Swift’s new ring — a large diamond set in yellow gold.
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Embrace Heirloom Plants Lowrie says Terrain customers have increasingly embraced heirloom plant varieties with long-flowering traits.
Adjective
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In the special, Arcuri tackles topics like marital pranks and urinal mind games while contending, on the more serious side, with his wife Katie Thurston’s cancer journey.
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Prosecutors also alleged King fathered a child through an extra-marital affair and threatened the child’s mother to keep quiet.
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“Espoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espoused. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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