proponent
Example Sentences
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Guardiola has always been a proponent of dominating possession.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
It was the brainchild of Ford advisor John R. Lee, an early proponent of “scientific” management.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
He said he is a proponent of “Broken Windows” policing — the idea that enforcing lesser laws will reduce more serious offenses — and took a shot at Feldstein Soto’s handling of the data breach.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
At the signing on Saturday, Trump was surrounded by the typical coterie of administration officials, such as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime proponent of psychedelics.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
But it was Thomas Henry Huxley who was Charles’s biggest proponent.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing proponent
Power Prefix: pro
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Grade 9, List 4
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Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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