as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
an idealistic paladin seeking better treatment for the homeless
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Recent Examples of paladin
Robertson is a different kind of paladin that also deserves admiration, Morris believes.
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Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
But newer players also love their tiefling warlocks and dragonborn paladins.
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Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
But newer players also love their tiefling warlocks and dragonborn paladins.
—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paladin
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Stream-access proponents took a similar approach in 2010, after a landowner on the Taylor River strung cables from bank to bank to keep a rafting company from floating down.
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There isn't time for proponents to get a new measure on this year's ballot and state law requires any measures brought in odd years be limited to questions related to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).
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While advocates for court reporters say humans can still do the job better than machines, the fact that many hearings occur without any official transcript at all has drawn concern from top state officials.
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Human rights advocates have also welcomed Jin’s release but cautioned that many members of Zion Church still remain behind bars.
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To his supporters, Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the steadfast, fearless leader who transcended mere politics and inspired devotion.
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Hundreds of supporters gathered to cheer her arrival after nearly a month and a half at sea.
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In the leadership and care phase, your role is that of an advocator.
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The deformation depends on a single free exponent.
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This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.
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His statement surprised many fans, because most of Murakami's protagonists are young or middle-aged men.
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Wait, wasn’t the original happy ending supposed to have our protagonist pairing up with his son?
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“Paladin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paladin. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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