as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a promoter of greater understanding and cooperation among churches
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Recent Examples of promoter
More recently, Madrid’s Provincial Court upheld the club’s appeals and ruled that responsibility for the noise lay with the concert promoters rather than Real Madrid.
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Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
The Academy Award winner served as a celebrity ambassador to Fort Worth during the 1970s and was a major promoter of the Fort Worth Zoo.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
Before its release, a promoter changed their name to The Beach Boys to better market the surf theme.
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 June 2026
As genetics, psychology, and neuroscience ascended, the twentieth century sent physiognomy back into disrepute, and today, from Lavater to Lombroso, its promoters may seem a racist shade of quaint.
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Cal Revely-Calder,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
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Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
The Academy Award winner served as a celebrity ambassador to Fort Worth during the 1970s and was a major promoter of the Fort Worth Zoo.
—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
Before its release, a promoter changed their name to The Beach Boys to better market the surf theme.
—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 June 2026
As genetics, psychology, and neuroscience ascended, the twentieth century sent physiognomy back into disrepute, and today, from Lavater to Lombroso, its promoters may seem a racist shade of quaint.
—
Cal Revely-Calder,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promoter
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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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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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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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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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“Promoter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promoter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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