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apologist

[uh-pol-uh-jist] / əˈpɒl ə dʒɪst /
NOUN
devil's advocate
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NOUN
devil's advocate
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Chesterton, the Catholic apologist, is said to have remarked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

I am a self-described dog apologist and would probably spend more money on my pet’s safety and comfort than my own.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

Müller is also heard being sympathetic to her off camera, proof our foremost Hitler apologist had no problem, decades later, making new allies.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Meghan McCain has joined Halperin’s media startup 2WAY as the host of her own show; so have former Bernie Sanders surrogate Nina Turner and serial Trump apologist Batya Ungar-Sargon.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

“The system is not run by a bunch of racists,” the apologist would explain.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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