Thesaurus / espouse
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In our country, espousing an extremist ideology is not a crime.
EVEN THE TERRORIST THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES IS NOW PARTISANPHILIP BUMPMAY 20, 2021WASHINGTON POSTBy itself, this is a problematic position for a former president to hold, much less to espouse publicly.
A VIVID REMINDER THAT THE THREAT TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY REMAINSPHILIP BUMPMARCH 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTGwen Whiting and Lindsey Boyd, co-founders of The Laundress, espouse a similar approach to eco-friendly laundry soaps and care.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU’RE DOING WRONG? LAUNDRY. DON’T WORRY, A NEW BOOK OFFERS HOPE.JOHN KENNEYMARCH 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTViews espoused by an extremist at CPAC merely reinforce the views of other extremists.
THERE’S NOTHING CONSERVATIVE ABOUT CPACMICHAEL GERSONFEBRUARY 25, 2021WASHINGTON POSTA year later, at least one person who had espoused the same views would win a seat in Congress.
HOUSE PUNISHES REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER WHO PROMOTED VIOLENT CONSPIRACY THEORIESTAYLOR HATMAKERFEBRUARY 5, 2021TECHCRUNCHThis is the time when he was in correspondence with Modeste Mignon and wished to espouse that rich heiress.
REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE, COMPLETE, A -- ZANATOLE CERFBERR AND JULES FRANOIS CHRISTOPHEHe regretted that she should espouse the cause of this foreigner.
A GERMAN POMPADOURMARIE HAYHe was to proceed to France, espouse the bride in the king's name, and convey her to England.
MARGARET OF ANJOUJACOB ABBOTT.The birds at length espouse his cause, assemble their forces, and bear him as their commander above the sky.
THE SCIENCE OF FAIRY TALESEDWIN SIDNEY HARTLANDCatharine first wrote that Anjou "condescended" to marry Elizabeth; presently, that "he desired infinitely to espouse her."
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRDSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 22, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO ESPOUSE
- accept
- adopt
- appoint
- call for
- cast
- co-opt
- commit oneself
- crave
- cull
- decide on
- designate
- desire
- determine
- discriminate between
- draw lots
- elect
- embrace
- espouse
- excerpt
- extract
- fancy
- favor
- feel disposed to
- finger
- fix on
- glean
- judge
- love
- make choice
- make decision
- make up one's mind
- name
- opt for
- predestine
- prefer
- see fit
- separate
- set aside
- settle upon
- sift out
- single out
- slot
- sort
- tab
- tag
- take
- take up
- tap
- want
- weigh
- will
- winnow
- wish
- wish for
- accepts
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- calls for
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- co-opts
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- determines
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- excerpts
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- fancies
- favors
- feels disposed to
- fingers
- fix on
- gleans
- judges
- loves
- makes choice
- makes decision
- makes up one's mind
- names
- opts for
- predestines
- prefers
- sees fit
- separates
- sets aside
- settles upon
- sifts out
- single out
- slots
- sorts
- tabs
- tags
- takes
- takes up
- taps
- wants
- weighs
- wills
- winnows
- wishes
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- accepted
- adopted
- appointed
- called for
- cast
- co-opted
- committed oneself
- craved
- culled
- decided on
- designated
- desired
- determined
- discriminated between
- drew lots
- elected
- embraced
- espoused
- excerpted
- extracted
- fancied
- favored
- felt disposed to
- fingered
- fix on
- gleaned
- judged
- loved
- made choice
- made decision
- made up one's mind
- named
- opted for
- predestined
- preferred
- saw fit
- separated
- set aside
- settled upon
- sifted out
- single out
- slotted
- sorted
- tabbed
- tagged
- tapped
- took
- took up
- wanted
- weighed
- winnowed
- wished
- wished for
- would
- abet
- advance
- agree
- back up
- band
- be in cahoots
- befriend
- chip in
- coadjute
- coincide
- collaborate
- combine
- comply with
- concert
- concur
- conduce
- conspire
- contribute
- coordinate
- espouse
- forward
- further
- go along with
- help
- join forces
- join in
- league
- lend a hand
- participate
- partner
- pitch in
- play ball
- pool resources
- pull together
- second
- share in
- show willingness
- side with
- stick together
- succor
- take part
- unite
- uphold
- work side by side
- work together
- advocate
- aid
- apologize for
- argue
- assert
- back
- back up
- bear one out
- befriend
- champion
- come to defense of
- cover for
- endorse
- espouse
- exculpate
- exonerate
- explain
- go to bat for
- guarantee
- justify
- maintain
- plead
- prove a case
- put in a good word
- rationalize
- recommend
- ride shotgun for
- say in defense
- second
- speak up for
- stand by
- stand up for
- stick up for
- stonewall
- support
- sustain
- thump for
- uphold
- vindicate
- warrant
- advocating
- aiding
- apologizing for
- arguing
- asserting
- back up
- backing
- bearing one out
- befriending
- championing
- coming to defense of
- covering for
- endorsing
- espousing
- exculpating
- exonerating
- explaining
- going to batting for
- guaranteeing
- justifying
- maintaining
- pleading
- proving a case
- putting in a good word
- rationalizing
- recommending
- riding shotguning for
- saying in defense
- seconding
- speaking up for
- standing by
- standing up for
- sticking up for
- stonewalling
- supporting
- sustaining
- thump for
- upholding
- vindicating
- warranting
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